The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new. -William Makepeace Thackeray

 

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new.


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The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar things new.

William Makepeace Thackeray

There are a thousand thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up a pen to write.

William Makepeace Thackeray

To endure is greater than to dare; to tire out hostile fortune; to be daunted by no difficulty; to keep heart when all have lost it; to go through intrigue spotless; to forego even ambition when the end is gained - who can say this is not greatness?

William Makepeace Thackeray

Who misses, or who wins the prize?Go, lose and conquer as you can:But if you fail, or if you rise,Be each, pray God, a gentleman.

William Makepeace Thackeray

A cheerful look brings joy to the heart.

William Makepeace Thackeray