It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly … - William Makepeace Thackeray

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It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all. Some of us can't: and are proud of our impotence, too.

William Makepeace Thackeray

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About William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English Victorian novelist and illustrator, known for his satirical works.

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Pen Names: Michael Angelo Titmarsh • George Fitz-Boodle • Ikey Solomons

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It is better to love wisely, no doubt: but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all

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The play is done; the curtain drops,
Slow falling to the prompter’s bell:
A moment yet the actor stops, And looks around, to say farewell.
It is an irksome word and task;
And, when he’s laughed and said his say,
He shows, as he removes the mask,
A face that’s anything but gay.

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