We know that Heaven chastens those whom it loves best; being pleased by repeated trials, to make . . . pure spirits more pure.
William Makepeace ThackerayLet us people who are so uncommonly clever and learned have a great tenderness and pity for the poor folks who are not endowed with the prodigious talents which we have.
William Makepeace ThackerayThe world is a looking glass and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face.
William Makepeace Thackeray