It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . . . it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair .…

Quote by Charles Dickens

Topics: Personality Quotes

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.

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...

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.

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels...

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels...

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;...

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,...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of...

Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of...

It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in...

It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in...

To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature....

To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature....

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...

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

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

A boy's story is the best that is ever told.

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.

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...

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.

It's my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to...

It's my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to...

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.