"Might I give counsel to any man, I would say to him, try to frequent the company of your betters. In books and in life, that is the most wholesome society; learn to admire rightly; the great pleasure of life is that. Note what great men admire."

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Source : William Makepeace Thackeray, Edgar F. Harden (2007). “The English Humourists of the Eighteenth Century and Charity and Humour”, p.64, University of Michigan Press

William Makepeace Thackeray

#Leadership Quotes #Book Quotes #Greatness Quotes

“Most writers enjoy two periods of happiness when a glorious idea comes to mind and, secondly, when a last page has been written and you haven't had time to know how much better it ought to be.”
“I have lifted my plane . . . for perhaps a thousand flights and I have never felt her wheels glide from the Earth into the air without knowing the uncertainty and the exhilaration of first-born adventure.”

Source : Beryl Markham (2012). “West with the Night”, p.14, Open Road Media
“If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.”
“It has always seemed to me that a love of natural objects, and the depth, as well as exuberance and refinement of mind, produced by an intelligent delight in scenery, are elements of the first importance in the education of the young.”
“Since my house burned down I now own a better view of the rising moon.”
“I don't know why wicked places generally look wicked. You'd think they'd look nice, to fool people, but they hardly ever do.”
“I grew up doing theater, so I'm used to working with people where you can definitely ask another person a question or advice or say, "Hey, let's try it this way," or "What do you think if I did it this way?"”

Source : "Fiona Gubelmann Interview WILFRED". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 16, 2011.
“There's not a thing wrong with you, you're right the whole way through.”

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