Pray, dear madam, another glass; it is Christmas time, it will do you no harm.
William Makepeace ThackerayWhat is a gentleman? It is to be honest, to be gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to be wise; and possessed of all these qualities to exercise them in the most graceful manner.
William Makepeace ThackerayThe ladies--Heaven bless them!--are, as a general rule, coquettes from babyhood upwards.
William Makepeace ThackerayThat acknowledgment of weakness which we make in imploring to be relieved from hunger and from temptation is surely wisely put in our daily prayer. Think of it, you who are rich, and take heed how you turn a beggar away.
William Makepeace Thackeray