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William Makepeace Thackeray

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Bravery never goes out of fashion.


— William Makepeace Thackeray


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It is only hope which is real, and reality is a bitterness and a deceit.


— William Makepeace Thackeray


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


— William Makepeace Thackeray


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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.


— William Makepeace Thackeray


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Dinner was made for eating, not for talking.


— William Makepeace Thackeray


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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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It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.


— William Makepeace Thackeray


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Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind?


— William Makepeace Thackeray


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


— William Makepeace Thackeray


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


— William Makepeace Thackeray


#anyone #dies #except #happy #i






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Biography
Thackeray an only child was born in Calcutta India where his father Richmond Thackeray (1 September 1781 – 13 September 1815) was secretary to the board of revenue in the British East India Company. "
Tragedy struck in his personal life as his wife succumbed to depression after the birth of their third child in 1840. Thackeray is also British comedian Al Murray's great-great-great-grandfather.

: /ˈθækəri/ (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works particularly Vanity Fair a panoramic portrait of English society.

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