It's my old girl that advises. She has the head. But I never own to it before her. Discipline must be maintained.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

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...

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....

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

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

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words...

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words...

We forge the chains we wear in life

We forge the chains we wear in life

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...

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...

I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.

I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.

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.

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.

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...

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...

The business of the law is to increase the business of the law

The business of the law is to increase the business of the law

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...

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.

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

Let me feel now what sharp distress I may

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.

Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up...

Trouble is, kids feel they have to shock their elders and each generation grows up...