Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some

Quote by Charles Dickens

Topics: Blessings Quotes, Misfortune Quotes

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.

Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in fell...

Probably every new and eagerly expected garment ever put on since clothes came in fell...

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations

It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations

I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant...

I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant...

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.

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

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

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone...

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone...

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,...

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...

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,...

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...

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;...

The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.

The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.

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,...

No one acts more foolishly than a wise man in love.

No one acts more foolishly than a wise man in love.

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...

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.

It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and...

It is well for a man to respect his own vocation whatever it is and...

Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

Compassionate action involves working with ourselves as much as working with others.

'Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment...

'Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment...