# Quote — William Makepeace Thackeray, The History of Henry Esmond

> 'Tis not the dying for a faith that's so hard, Master Harry — every man of every nation has done that — 'tis the living up to it that is difficult, as I know to my cost.

- Author: [William Makepeace Thackeray](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-makepeace-thackeray.md)
- Book: [The History of Henry Esmond](https://www.leafyquotes.com/william-makepeace-thackeray/the-history-of-henry-esmond.md)
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