Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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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;...

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning...

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning...

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you...

I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you...

Gold, for the instant, lost its luster in his eyes, for there were countless treasures...

Gold, for the instant, lost its luster in his eyes, for there were countless treasures...

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels...

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels...

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

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

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...

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;...

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...

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...

That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the...

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

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...

Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide...

Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide...

We are so very 'umble.

We are so very 'umble.

Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to...

Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to...

Yes! you are the ruin--the ruin--the ruin--of me. I have no resources in myself, I...

Yes! you are the ruin--the ruin--the ruin--of me. I have no resources in myself, I...

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Journalists should denounce government by public opinion polls.

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own...

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of...

I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of...