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William Makepeace Thackeray: The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his…

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.

In today’s wordsThe world is a mirror and gives everyone back the reflection of his own face. Frown at it and it looks sourly at you; laugh at it and with it, and it's a jolly, kind companion.

William Makepeace ThackerayCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources, compiled by James Wood, 1893

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