106 ordspråk av William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray föddes den July 18th 1811 och dog den 24 December 1863 - of 'Vanity Fair'.
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 And oh, what a mercy it is that these women do not exercise their powers oftener! We can't resist them, if they do. Let them show ever so little inclination, and men go down on their knees at once: old or ugly, it is all the same. And this I set down as a positive truth. A woman with fair opportunities, and without an absolute hump, may marry whom she likes. Only let us be thankful that the darlings are like the beasts of the field, and don't know their own power. They would overcome us entirely if they did. |
| And so it is over; but we had a jolly time, whilst you were with us, hadn't we? |
| As an occupation in declining years, I declare I think saving is useful, amusing and not unbecoming. It must be a perpetual amusement. It is a game that can be played by day, by night, at home and abroad, and at which you must win in the long run. . . . What an interest it imparts to life! |
| Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world always yields; or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and it will succumb. |
| Away from the world and its toils and its cares, I've a snug little kingdom up four pair of stairs. |
| Bravery never goes out of fashion |
| Business first; pleasure afterwards. |
| But Fate is stronger than all of us, and willed what has come to pass. |
| By economy and good management -- by a sparing use of ready money and by paying scarcely anybody, -- people can manage to make a great show with very little means. |
| Certain opuscules, denominated 'Christmas Books,' with the ostensible intention of swelling the tide of exhilaration, or other expansive emotions, incident upon the exodus of the old and the inauguration of the new year |
| Christmas is here: Winds whistle shrill, Icy and chill, Little care we; Little we fear Weather without, Sheltered about The Mahogany Tree |
| Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out. |
| Dinner was made for eating, not for talking |
| Dinners are given mostly in the middle classes by way of revenge. |
| Even when I am reading my lectures, I often think to myself, "What a humbug you are," and I wonder the people don't find it out. |
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