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

Quote by Charles Dickens

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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...

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...

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order,...

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order,...

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...

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels...

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels...

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;...

Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart...

Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart...

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

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

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

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

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like...

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like...

Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to...

Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to...

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,...

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can...

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can...

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...

The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.

The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.

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

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

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

It is justice, not charity, that is wanting in the world.

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is...

Great indebtedness does not make men grateful, but vengeful; and if a little charity is...

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a...

Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a...