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William Makepeace Thackeray Quotes: Always to be right, always to trample forward, and never to doubt, are not these the great qualities with which dullness takes the lead in the world?
         

Always to be right, always to trample forward, and never to doubt, are not these the great qualities with which dullness takes the lead in the world?


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This page presents the quote "Always to be right, always to trample forward, and never to doubt, are not these the great qualities with which dullness takes the lead in the world?". Author of this quote is William Makepeace Thackeray. This quote is about vanity-fair, dullness, greatness,.