To be beautiful is enough. If a woman can do that well, who… - William Makepeace Thackeray

" "
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.

William Makepeace Thackeray

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

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

All quotes from William Makepeace Thackeray Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like William Makepeace Thackeray:

Samuel Richardson Honoré de Balzac Anthony Trollope Charles Dickens George Eliot

Additional quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray

In the midst of friends, home, and kind parents, she was alone.

Peace to thee, kind and selfish, vain and generous old heathen! — We shall see thee no more. Let us hope that Lady Jane supported her kindly, and led her with gentle hand out of the busy struggle of Vanity Fair.

If success is rare and slow, everybody knows how quick and easy ruin is.

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. - William Makepeace Thackeray

About William Makepeace Thackeray

Also Known As

Try QuoteGPT

Additional quotes by William Makepeace Thackeray

Go Premium