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Charles Dickens quotes

English Novelist, Writer February 7, 1812 – June 9, 1870

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You hear, Eugene?' said Lightwood over his shoulder. 'You are deeply interested in lime.' 'Without lime,' returned that unmoved barrister at law, 'my existence would be unilluminated by a ray of hope. Charles Dickens
At last, however, he began to think -- as you or I would have thought at first; for it is always the person not in the predicament who knows what ought to have been done in it, and would unquestionably have done it too . . . Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens quote: "He knew enough of the world to know that there is nothing in..."
He knew enough of the world to know that there is nothing in it better than the faithful service of the heart. Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens quote: "I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth,..."
I am a disappointed drudge, sir. I care for no man on earth, and no man on earth cares for me Charles Dickens
Are you thankful for not being young?' 'Yes, sir. If I was young, it would all have to be gone through again, and the end would be a weary way off, don't you see?... Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens quote: "The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again."
The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again. Charles Dickens
Hot punch is a pleasant thing, gentlemen---an extremely pleasant thing under any circumstances---but in that snug old parlour, before the roaring fire, with the wind blowing outside till every timber in the old house creaked again, Tom Smart found it perfectly delightful. Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens quote: "It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor..."
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens quote: "I could settle down into a state ofequable low spirits, and..."
I could settle down into a state ofequable low spirits, and resign myself to coffee. Charles Dickens
I hope I know my own unworthiness, and that I hate and despise myself and all my fellow-creatures as every practicable Christian should. Charles Dickens
If any preposterous bill were brought forward, for giving poor grubbing devils of authors a right to their own property I should like to say, that I for one would never consent to opposing an insurmountable bar to the diffusion of literature among the people... Charles Dickens
With drooping heads and tremulous tails, they mashed their way through the thick mud, floundering and stumbling between whiles, as if they were falling to pieces at the larger joints. As often as the driver rested them and brought them to a stand, with a wary “Wo-ho! so-ho- then!” the near leader violently shook his head and everything upon it—like an unusually emphatic horse, denying that the coach could be got up the hill. Whenever the leader made this rattle, the passenger started, as a... Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens quote: "My dear if you could give me a cup of tea to clear my muddle..."
My dear if you could give me a cup of tea to clear my muddle of a head I should better understand your affairs. Charles Dickens
Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people. Charles Dickens
Who could sit upon anything in Fleet-street during the busy hours of the day, and not be dazed and deafened by two immense processions, one ever tending westward with the sun, the other ever tending eastward from the sun, both ever tending to the plains beyond the range of red and purple where the sun goes down! Charles Dickens

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