Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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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...

We forge the chains we wear in life.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

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...

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.

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.

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning...

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning...

Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to...

Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to...

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.

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

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

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

Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its...

Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its...

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

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.

Black are the brooding clouds and troubled the deep waters, when the Sea of Thought,...

Black are the brooding clouds and troubled the deep waters, when the Sea of Thought,...

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last

Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last

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

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

Fasting deprives us of things that are not good so we can have enough appetite...

Fasting deprives us of things that are not good so we can have enough appetite...

A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her...

A woman's appetite is twice that of a man's; her sexual desire, four times; her...