Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in fell a trifle short of the wearer's expectation

Quote by Charles Dickens

Topics: Expectation Quotes

Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at...

Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at...

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

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

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever...

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever...

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....

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.

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

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

There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.

There are strings in the human heart that had better not be vibrated.

There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation,...

There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation,...

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...

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.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

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.

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,...

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

In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there...

In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there...

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...

There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those...

It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those...

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...