Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.

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...

Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who...

Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who...

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...

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!

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.

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.

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

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

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...

Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on earth in the...

Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on earth in the...

We forge the chains we wear in life

We forge the chains we wear in life

His wardrobe was extensive--very extensive--not strictly classical perhaps, not quite new, nor did it contain...

His wardrobe was extensive--very extensive--not strictly classical perhaps, not quite new, nor did it contain...

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

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

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...

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.

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;...

We are so very 'umble.

We are so very 'umble.

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,...

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

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