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

Quote by Charles Dickens

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There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

No one acts more foolishly than a wise man in love.

No one acts more foolishly than a wise man in love.

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

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...

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.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your...

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your...

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...

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone...

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone...

There were times when he could not read the face he had studied so long,...

There were times when he could not read the face he had studied so long,...

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...

It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those...

It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those...

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;...

Eccentricities of genius.

Eccentricities of genius.

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!

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

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

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

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

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.