Oh, Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise, How very small the very great are!
William Makepeace ThackerayThe great quality of Dulness is to be unalterably contented with itself.
William Makepeace ThackerayIf you take temptations into account, who is to say that he is better than his neighbor?
William Makepeace Thackeray