Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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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.

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many...

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...

The sergeant was describing a military life. It was all drinking, he said, except that...

The sergeant was describing a military life. It was all drinking, he said, except that...

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...

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...

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...

We forge the chains we wear in life

We forge the chains we wear in life

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.

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.

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,...

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.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like...

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like...

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon...

Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon...

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.

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

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