His wardrobe was extensive--very extensive--not strictly classical perhaps, not quite new, nor did it contain any one garment made precisely after the fashion of any age or time, but everything was more or less spangled; and what can be prettier…

Quote by Charles Dickens

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Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who...

Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who...

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...

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

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...

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

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

I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the...

I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the...

There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation,...

There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation,...

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.

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.

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;...

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...

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like...

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like...

It will be very generally found that those who will sneer habitually at human nature,...

It will be very generally found that those who will sneer habitually at human nature,...

You don't carry in your countenance a letter of recommendation.

You don't carry in your countenance a letter of recommendation.

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind...

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind...

What is meant by a knowledge of the world is simply, an acquaintance with the...

What is meant by a knowledge of the world is simply, an acquaintance with the...

Foresight of phenomenon and power over them depend on knowledge of their sequences, and not...

Foresight of phenomenon and power over them depend on knowledge of their sequences, and not...

One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before...

One half of knowing what you want is knowing what you must give up before...

The smallest atom of truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony; for every ponderable...

The smallest atom of truth represents some man's bitter toil and agony; for every ponderable...