More from William Makepeace Thackeray

  1. To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go …
  2. It is to the middle class we must look for the safety of England.
  3. Next to the very young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.
  4. George, be a King!
  5. I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
  6. A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
  7. Women like not only to conquer, but to be conquered.
  8. Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of …

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