An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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

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

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...

Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in fell...

Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in fell...

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

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

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...

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There...

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There...

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...

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!

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

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.

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;...

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there...

In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there...

He'd make a lovely corpse.

He'd make a lovely corpse.

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

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

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Much of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next

Much of the wisdom of one age, is the folly of the next

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...

In those days he was wiser than he is now; he used to frequently take...