It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those who contend for the gradual degeneration of the human species, that every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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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...

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...

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

He'd make a lovely corpse.

He'd make a lovely corpse.

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.

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.

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your...

Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your...

The water of the fountain ran, the swift river ran, the day ran into evening,...

The water of the fountain ran, the swift river ran, the day ran into evening,...

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...

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

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

Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips.

Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

No one acts more foolishly than a wise man in love.

No one acts more foolishly than a wise man in love.

We forge the chains we wear in life

We forge the chains we wear in life

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

Drink with me, my dear, said Mr. Weller. Put your lips to this here tumbler,...

Drink with me, my dear, said Mr. Weller. Put your lips to this here tumbler,...

Gold, for the instant, lost its luster in his eyes, for there were countless treasures...

Gold, for the instant, lost its luster in his eyes, for there were countless treasures...

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too.

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too.

Absence in love is like water on fire, a little quickens, but much extinguishes

Absence in love is like water on fire, a little quickens, but much extinguishes