Quotes from book

The Virginians

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

William Makepeace Thackeray book The Virginians

Source: The Virginians (1857-1859), Ch. 4.

“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; and to forgo even ambition when the end is gained — who can say this is not greatness?”

William Makepeace Thackeray book The Virginians

Source: The Virginians (1857-1859), Ch. 92.

“Next to the very young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.”

William Makepeace Thackeray book The Virginians

Source: The Virginians (1857-1859), Ch. 61.

“The book of female logic is blotted all over with tears, and Justice in their courts is for ever in a passion.”

William Makepeace Thackeray book The Virginians

Source: The Virginians (1857-1859), Ch. 4.

“I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.”

William Makepeace Thackeray book The Virginians

Source: The Virginians (1857-1859), Ch. 56.