Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little that unhinges it, poor creatures that we are!

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.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

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.

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...

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;...

It will be very generally found that those who will sneer habitually at human nature,...

It will be very generally found that those who will sneer habitually at human nature,...

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

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

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.

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;...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.

The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.

We are so very 'umble.

We are so very 'umble.

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.

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...

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

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

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

Advertising causes conflicts at exactly the most vulnerable age for children to be in conflict...

Advertising causes conflicts at exactly the most vulnerable age for children to be in conflict...

And God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light, but the Electricity Board...

And God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light, but the Electricity Board...