 The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you ; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion ; and so let all young persons take their choice.  Vanity Fair: A Novel Without a Hero - 19. lappuseautors: William Makepeace Thackeray - 1848 - 784 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | Robert Bailey Thomas - 1841 - 522 lapas
...friends of liberty,— God save the plough ! THE WORLD. "The world is a looking-glass, and gives forth to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown...will in turn look sourly upon you ; laugh at it, and it is a cheerful, kind companion ; and so let all young persona take their choice." — Thackeray.... | |
 | 1848 - 636 lapas
...is evidently expressed b these few short sentences : " The world is a looking-glass, and gives forth to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown...will in turn look sourly upon you ; laugh at it, and it is a jolly kind companion ; and so lot all young persons take their choice." But this theory of... | |
 | 1853 - 1074 lapas
...distinguished men of this century. ' The world," says Mr. Thackeray, ' is a looking-glass, and gives forth to every man" the reflection of" his own face. Frown at it — it will in turn look sourly on you ; laugh at it, and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion.'... | |
 | 1858 - 588 lapas
...himself, and discourages always despondency in others. Be courageous, is the moral of his books. " The world is a lookingglass, and gives back to every...frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you ; langh at it and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion. ' Then he leaves us our choice, they... | |
 | Treasury - 1868 - 148 lapas
...volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader ! Thacheray. THE WORLD A MIRROR. We may be pretty certain that persons whom all the...face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upcn you ; laugh at it and with it and it is a jolly, kind companion ; and so let all young persons... | |
 | 1875 - 444 lapas
...who knows how to be silent even though he is in the right. The world is a looking-glass, and jives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look snrly upon yon; laugh at it, and with it, and it is a jolly, kind companion.—Thackeray. Don't be... | |
 | 1889 - 680 lapas
...whether we shall find it mostly clouds or sunshine. " The world is a lookingglass," says Thackeray, " and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown on it, and it will in turn look sourly on you ; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind of... | |
 | 1877 - 584 lapas
...impose, to receive happiness herself, and communicate it to those with whom she is counected in love. The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every...Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon •yon; laugh at it and with it, and It is a jolly kind companion ; and so let all young persons take... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1882 - 428 lapas
...it. — Philip, ii. 285. THE WORLEfS LOOKING-GLASS. We may be pretty certain that persons whom alt the world treats ill, deserve entirely the treatment...of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn Jook sourly upon you ; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion ; and so let all young... | |
 | James Fairfax McLaughlin - 1885 - 380 lapas
...their fronts by the finger of God. "The world is a lookingglass," says Thackeray in Vanity Fair, " and gives back to every man the reflection of his...Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you ; 204 LIFE OF JOHN KET.LY. laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion." Sir Thomas More... | |
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