In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.

Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days,...

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days,...

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...

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.

We are so very 'umble.

We are so very 'umble.

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;...

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.

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...

Give us kinder laws to bring us back when we're a-going wrong and don't set...

Give us kinder laws to bring us back when we're a-going wrong and don't set...

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.

His wardrobe was extensive--very extensive--not strictly classical perhaps, not quite new, nor did it contain...

His wardrobe was extensive--very extensive--not strictly classical perhaps, not quite new, nor did it contain...

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy...

Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy...

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words...

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words...

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

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;...

The sergeant was describing a military life. It was all drinking, he said, except that...

The sergeant was describing a military life. It was all drinking, he said, except that...

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone...

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone...

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby.

'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby.