Sure, love vincit omnia; is immeasurably above all ambition, more precious than wealth, more noble than name… — William Makepeace Thackeray
Sure, love vincit omnia; is immeasurably above all ambition, more precious than wealth, more noble than name. He knows not life who knows not that: he hath not felt the highest faculty of the soul who hath not enjoyed it.
Source: Wikiquote · CC BY-SA 4.0
More from this book
We love being in love, that's the truth on't.
If there is a verity in wine, according to the old adage, what an amiable-natured character Dick's must have been! In proportion as he took in wine he overflowed with kindness.
Dick never thought that his bottle companion was a butt to aim at—only a friend to shake by the hand.
