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We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best being pleased by repeated trials, to make . . . pure spirits more pure.
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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William Makepeace Thackeray
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When you look at me, when you think of me, I am in paradise.
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That which we call a snob by any other name would still be snobbish.
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Let us be very gentle with our neighbors' failings, and forgive our friends their debts as we hope ourselves to be forgiven.
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