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William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes and Quotations
Mother is the name for God in the lips and hearts of children. The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion. Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world always yields; or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again, and it will succumb. It is from the level of calamities ... that we learn impressive and useful lessons. |