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

Quote by Charles Dickens

Topics: Mind Quotes

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order,...

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order,...

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....

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,...

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!

A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!

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...

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their...

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their...

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

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

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

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...

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.

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.

I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the...

I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the...

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...

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,...

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

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,...

He would make a lovely corpse.

He would make a lovely corpse.

Success is like death. The more successful you become, the higher the houses in the...

Success is like death. The more successful you become, the higher the houses in the...

When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily...

When life demands more of people than they demand of life - as is ordinarily...

When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung

When a nation's young men are conservative, its funeral bell is already rung