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 first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper;...

It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper;...

Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on earth in the...

Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on earth in the...

Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.

Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

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

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

In love of home, the love of country has its rise.

In love of home, the love of country has its rise.

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.

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...

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...

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...

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...

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

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...

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Credit is a system whereby a person who can't pay gets another person who can't...

Credit is a system whereby a person who can't pay gets another person who can't...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.