William Makepeace Thackeray ( 10 of 16 )
Although I enter not,
Yet round about the spot
Ofttimes I hover;
And near read more
Although I enter not,
Yet round about the spot
Ofttimes I hover;
And near the sacred gate,
With longing eyes I wait,
Expectant of her.
A good laugh is sunshine in a house.
A good laugh is sunshine in a house.
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep read more
To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it -- who can say this is not greatness?
A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
A fool can no more see his own folly than he can see his ears.
A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
A good laugh is sunshine in the house.
Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.
Next to the very young, the very old are the most selfish.
Next to the very young, the very old are the most selfish.
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of children.
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of children.
Christmas is here:
Winds whistle shrill,
Icy and chill,
Little care we:
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Christmas is here:
Winds whistle shrill,
Icy and chill,
Little care we:
Little we fear
Weather without,
Sheltered about
The Mahogany-Tree.
Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create
anger where we never meant harm; and read more
Ah me! we wound where we never intended to strike; we create
anger where we never meant harm; and these thoughts are the
thorns in our cushion.
- William Makepeace Thackeray,
