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

Quote by Charles Dickens

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Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

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,...

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

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;...

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.

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.

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...

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

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.

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.

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...

When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he...

When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he...

His wardrobe was extensive--very extensive--not strictly classical perhaps, not quite new, nor did it contain...

His wardrobe was extensive--very extensive--not strictly classical perhaps, not quite new, nor did it contain...

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;...

I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the...

I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the...

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

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

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.

There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he...

A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he...