Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Quote by Charles Dickens

Topics: Blessing In Disguise Quotes

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

Drink with me, my dear, said Mr. Weller. Put your lips to this here tumbler,...

Drink with me, my dear, said Mr. Weller. Put your lips to this here tumbler,...

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...

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

We forge the chains we wear in life

We forge the chains we wear in life

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!

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...

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.

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...

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;...

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

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

It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in...

It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in...

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can...

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can...

Eccentricities of genius.

Eccentricities of genius.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

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.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.

I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.

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,...

Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some...

Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some...