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William Makepeace Thackeray
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William Makepeace Thackeray
Age: 52 †
Born: 1811
Born: July 18
Died: 1863
Died: December 24
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Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard... 'Tis the living up to it that's difficult.
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Diffidence is a sort of false modesty.
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The death of a child occasions a passion of grief and frantic tears, such as your end, brother reader, will never inspire.
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People hate as they love, unreasonably.
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Follow your honest convictions and be strong.
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To endure is greater than to dare to tire out hostile fortune to be daunted my no difficulty to keep heart when all have lost it to go through intrigue spotless to forgo even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
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An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.
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I have seen no men in life loving their profession so much as painters, except, perhaps, actors, who, when not engaged themselves, always go to the play.
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The affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstalk, and reaches up to the sky in a night.
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Hint at the existence of wickedness in a light, easy, and agreeable manner, so that nobody's fine feelings may be offended.
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