In this way they went on, and on, and on--in the language of the story-books--until at last the village lights appeared before them, and the church spire cast a long reflection on the graveyard grass; as if it were a…

Quote by Charles Dickens

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Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at...

Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at...

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind...

It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind...

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

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,...

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...

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...

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch...

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch...

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

Love is a crazy thing. It sucks and is totally overrated.

Love is a crazy thing. It sucks and is totally overrated.

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

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...

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...

What is meant by a knowledge of the world is simply, an acquaintance with the...

What is meant by a knowledge of the world is simply, an acquaintance with the...

Law is an ass, an idiot.

Law is an ass, an idiot.

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...

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

There were times when he could not read the face he had studied so long,...

There were times when he could not read the face he had studied so long,...

No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what...

No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what...

Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave...

Someone asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do, and I gave...