“To our betters eve can reconcile ourselves, if you please--respecting them sincerely, laughing at their jokes, making allowance for their stupidities, meekly suffering their insolence; but we can't pardon our equals going beyond us.”
Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray
Author
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray was a prominent British novelist of the Victorian era, born on July 18, 1811, in India, and died on December 24, 1863. He is known for his satirical and humorous writing style and is considered one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century. His most famous work, 'Vanity Fair', is regarded as a classic of English literature. more
You May Also Like
Source: Vanity fair. With illustr. by the author
“There is no man that can teach us to be gentlemen better than Joseph Addison.”
“Not only is the world informed of everything about you, but of a great deal more.”
Source: Works
Source: Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)
“It's a great comfort to some people to groan over their imaginary ills.”
Source: The four Georges. The English humorists. Roundabout papers
“Life without laughing is a dreary blank.”
Source: The Book of Snobs: Sketches of Life and Character, Etc., Etc
Source: The History of Pendennis: Christie's Collections