Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!

Quote by Charles Dickens

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There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.

There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.

I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you...

I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you...

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant...

I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant...

Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at...

Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at...

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done;...

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done;...

Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on earth in the...

Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on earth in the...

In love of home, the love of country has its rise.

In love of home, the love of country has its rise.

A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he...

A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he...

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

Eccentricities of genius.

Eccentricities of genius.

Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide...

Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide...

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their...

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their...

He would make a lovely corpse.

He would make a lovely corpse.

There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.

There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.

In this way they went on, and on, and on--in the language of the story-books--until...

In this way they went on, and on, and on--in the language of the story-books--until...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the...

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past...

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past...

Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the...

Learn to self-conquest, persevere thus for a time, and you will perceive very clearly the...

You take her for granted because you know she will always take you back.

You take her for granted because you know she will always take you back.