William Makepeace Thackeray

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To love and win is the best thing.To love and lose, the next best

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Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied?

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If a man's character is to be abused, say what you will, there's nobody like a relative to do the business

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There's a great power of imagination about these little creatures, and a creative fancy and belief that is very curious to watch . . . I am sure that horrid matter-of-fact child-rearers . . . do away with the child's most beautiful privilege. I am determined that Anny shall have a very extensive and instructive store of learning in Tom Thumbs, Jack-the-Giant-Killers, etc

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