A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he can pay. Like a person with two wooden legs getting another person with two wooden legs to guarantee that he has got two natural legs.…

Quote by Charles Dickens

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There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple...

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple...

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

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...

We forge the chains we wear in life.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

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...

Yes! you are the ruin--the ruin--the ruin--of me. I have no resources in myself, I...

Yes! you are the ruin--the ruin--the ruin--of me. I have no resources in myself, I...

Law is an ass, an idiot.

Law is an ass, an idiot.

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever...

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever...

Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.

Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.

It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper;...

It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper;...

Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew.

Bring in the bottled lightning, a clean tumbler, and a corkscrew.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Love is a crazy thing. It sucks and is totally overrated.

Love is a crazy thing. It sucks and is totally overrated.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

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...

Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips.

Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips.

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels...

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels...

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

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

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

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

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...