William Makepeace Thackeray - Happy Quotes

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Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for any one who dies.

William Makepeace Thackeray
A queer little rustic city called Augusta—a great broad street two miles long—old quaint looking shops—houses with galleries—ware-houses—trees—cows and negroes strolling about the side walks—plank roads—a happy dirty tranquillity generally prevalent.

William Makepeace Thackeray
How hard it is to make an Englishman acknowledge that he is happy!

William Makepeace Thackeray
Ah! Vanitas vanitatum! Which of us is happy in this world? Which of us has his desire? or, having it, is satisfied? — Come, children, let us shut up the box and the puppets, for our play is played out.

William Makepeace Thackeray
For his part, every beauty of art or nature made him thankful as well as happy, and that the pleasure to be had in listening to fine music, as in looking at the stars in the sky, or at a beautiful landscape or picture, was a benefit for which we might thank Heaven as sincerely as for any other worldly blessing.

William Makepeace Thackeray
Perhaps there is no greater test of a man's regularity and easiness of conscience than his readiness to face the postman. Blessed is he who is made happy by the sound of a rat-tat! The good are eager for it; but the naughty tremble at the sound thereof.

William Makepeace Thackeray
Charming Alnaschar visions! it is the happy privilege of youth to construct you.

William Makepeace Thackeray