William Makepeace Thackeray Quote

I have seen no men in life loving their profession so much as painters, except, perhaps, actors, who, when not engaged themselves, always go to the play.


The Oxford Thackeray: With Illustrations (ed. 1862)


I have seen no men in life loving their profession so much as painters, except, perhaps, actors, who, when not engaged themselves, always go to the...

I have seen no men in life loving their profession so much as painters, except, perhaps, actors, who, when not engaged themselves, always go to the...

I have seen no men in life loving their profession so much as painters, except, perhaps, actors, who, when not engaged themselves, always go to the...

I have seen no men in life loving their profession so much as painters, except, perhaps, actors, who, when not engaged themselves, always go to the...