400 Quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray

A snob is that man or woman who is always pretending to be something better--especially richer or more fashionable--than he is.

If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader!

When a man is in love with one woman in a family, it is astonishing how fond he becomes of every person connected with it.

To be thought rich is as good as to be rich.

The world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.

If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man.

An evil person is like a dirty window, they never let the light shine through.

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.

Good humor is one of the best articles of dress one can wear in society.