Oh, brother wearers of motley, are there not moments when one grows sick of grinning and trembling and the jingling of cap and bells?
William Makepeace ThackerayOne tires of a page of which every sentence sparkles with points, of a sentimentalist who is always pumping the tears from his eyes or your own.
William Makepeace ThackerayTo forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?
William Makepeace Thackeray