He would make a lovely corpse.

Quote by Charles Dickens

Topics: Death And Dying Quotes, Funerals Quotes

The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.

The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.

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,...

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon...

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon...

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.

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...

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.

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

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

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

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...

Law is an ass, an idiot.

Law is an ass, an idiot.

Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide...

Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide...

The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.

The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.

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...

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

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

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

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.

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,...

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...

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.