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

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