Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to a Swiss farm, and live entirely surrounded by cows - and china.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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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.

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.

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of...

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of...

He would make a lovely corpse.

He would make a lovely corpse.

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...

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words...

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words...

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,...

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...

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

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

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

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 plenty; not on your past...

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past...

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.

In love of home, the love of country has its rise.

In love of home, the love of country has its rise.

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.

Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some...

Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some...

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

It will be very generally found that those who will sneer habitually at human nature,...

It will be very generally found that those who will sneer habitually at human nature,...

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.