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Charles Kingsley quotes

English Clergyman June 12, 1819 – January 23, 1875

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We have used the Bible as if it were a mere special constable's handbook, an opium dose for keeping beasts of burden patient while they are overloaded. Charles Kingsley
The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and yesterday's sneer and yesterday's frown can never come over again. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "Do noble things, not dream them all day long."
Do noble things, not dream them all day long. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except..."
He was one of those men who possess almost every gift, except the gift of the power to use them. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "And what was the song which she sang? Ah, my little man, I am..."
And what was the song which she sang? Ah, my little man, I am too old to sing that song, and you too young to understand it. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book."
Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day."
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late."
There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us."
Pain is no evil, unless it conquers us. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do..."
There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought. Charles Kingsley
Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead. The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the..."
Feelings are like chemicals, the more you analyze them the worse they smell. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "Every duty that is bidden to wait comes back with seven fresh..."
Every duty that is bidden to wait comes back with seven fresh duties at its back. Charles Kingsley
[...] his little whirl-about of a head was so full of the notion of going out to see the world, that it forgot her in five minutes: however, though his head forgot her, I am glad to say his heart did not. Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley quote: "The most wonderful and the strongest things in the world, you..."
The most wonderful and the strongest things in the world, you know, are just the things which no one can see. Charles Kingsley

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