. . . Charles Darnay seemed to stand in a company of the dead. Ghosts all! The ghost of beauty, the ghost of stateliness, the ghost of elegance, the ghost of pride, the ghost of frivolity, the ghost of wit,…

Quote by Charles Dicken

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Do you spell it with a V or a W?' inquired the judge. 'That depends...

Do you spell it with a V or a W?' inquired the judge. 'That depends...

The information encoded in your DNA determines your unique biological characteristics, such as sex, eye...

The information encoded in your DNA determines your unique biological characteristics, such as sex, eye...

I'm very pleased with each advancing year. It stems back to when I was forty....

I'm very pleased with each advancing year. It stems back to when I was forty....

In this age of electronic money, investors are no longer seduced by a financial 'dance...

In this age of electronic money, investors are no longer seduced by a financial 'dance...

Fight shy of the medicine which thy mother and thy father, thy sister and thy...

Fight shy of the medicine which thy mother and thy father, thy sister and thy...

In the information age, you don't teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform...

In the information age, you don't teach philosophy as they did after feudalism. You perform...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded;...

But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded;...

I'd be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained...

I'd be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained...

With the song 'This Christmas' I wanted to do something that was kind of different....

With the song 'This Christmas' I wanted to do something that was kind of different....

I never feel age ... If you have creative work, you don't have age or...

I never feel age ... If you have creative work, you don't have age or...

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By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the...

Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in...

Keep courage. Whatever you do, do not feel sorry for yourself. You will win in...

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What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all; Cram in a day, what...

Age in a virtuous person, of either sex, carries in it an authority which makes...

Age in a virtuous person, of either sex, carries in it an authority which makes...

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

Youth, large, lusty, loving - Youth, full of grace, force, fascination. Do you know that...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my...

Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my...

To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is...

To teach how to live without certainty and yet without being paralysed by hesitation is...

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more...

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more...