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

Quote by Charles Dickens

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He would make a lovely corpse.

He would make a lovely corpse.

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,...

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

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

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days,...

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days,...

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,...

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.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the...

He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two.

He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two.

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,...

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.

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

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

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;...

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There...

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There...

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...

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,...

'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby.

'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby.