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William Makepeace Thackeray on Women

1811–1863 England

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When a man is in love with one woman in a family, it is astonishing how fond he becomes of every person connected with it.

The Virginians (1857)

'Tis strange what a man may do, and a woman yet think him an angel.

The History of Henry Esmond (1852)

Novels are sweets. All people with healthy literary appetites love them—almost all women;—a vast number of clever, hard-headed men.

Roundabout Papers (1863)

Since the days of Adam, there has been hardly a mischief done in this world but a woman has been at the bottom of it.

The Luck of Barry Lyndon (1844)

Remember, it's as easy to marry a rich woman as a poor woman.

The History of Pendennis (1848)

Women like not only to conquer, but to be conquered.

The Virginians (1857)

To be beautiful is enough. If a woman can do that well, who shall demand more from her? You don't want a rose to sing.

The Newcomes (1854)

When I say I know women, I mean I know that I don't know them. Every single woman I ever knew is a puzzle to me, as I have no doubt she is to herself.

Sketches and Travels in London (1847)

When I say that I know women, I mean that I know that I don't know them. Every single woman I ever knew is a puzzle to me, as I have no doubt she is to herself.

Mr. Brown's Letters (1853)

Then sing as Martin Luther sang,
As Doctor Martin Luther sang:
“Who loves not wine, woman and song,
He is a fool his whole life long!”

Ballads (1855)

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