We pass by common objects or persons without noticing them; but the keen eye detects and notes types everywhere and among all classes.
William Makepeace ThackerayTo see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight of all.
William Makepeace ThackerayAnd in those varieties of pain of which we spoke anon, what a part of confidante has that poor teapot played ever since the kindly plant was introduced among us! What myriads of women have cried over it, to be sure! What sickbeds it has smoked by! What fevered lips have received refreshment from out of it! Nature meant very gently by women when she made that teaplant; and with a little thought what a series of pictures and groups the fancy may conjure up and assemble round the teapot and cup!
William Makepeace ThackerayIt is comparatively easy to leave a mistress, but very hard to be left by one.
William Makepeace Thackeray