Famous William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes



Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of little children.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Bravery never goes out of fashion.

William Makepeace Thackeray

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new.

William Makepeace Thackeray

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.

William Makepeace Thackeray

It is to the middle-class we must look for the safety of England.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Next to excellence is the appreciation of it.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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 you.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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