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He who meanly admires mean things is a Snob.
William Makepeace Thackeray
The Book of Snobs (1848), ch. 2
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The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Dawn Powell
William Makepeace Thackeray
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Born:
July 18, 1811
Died:
December 24, 1863
(aged 52)
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