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

Quote by Charles Dickens

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The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

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,...

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...

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.

I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant...

I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant...

It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and...

It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and...

There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.

There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

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

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

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Give us kinder laws to bring us back when we're a-going wrong and don't set...

Give us kinder laws to bring us back when we're a-going wrong and don't set...

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

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

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

We forge the chains we wear in life.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that...

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that...

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...

Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at...

Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at...

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

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

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,...