William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes


Sir, Respect Your Dinner: idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life happier if you do.


Citations

Thackeray, William Makepeace. "Memorials of Gormandising." Fraser's Magazine, vol. 23, no. 138, June 1841, p. 711.

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William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray
  • Born: July 18, 1811
  • Died: December 24, 1863
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Novelist, Poet

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist, author and illustrator, who was born in India. He is known for his satirical works, particularly his 1848 novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of British society, and the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon, which was adapted for a 1975 film by Stanley Kubrick.