Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.

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;...

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days,...

Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days,...

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

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

Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its...

Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its...

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...

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

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...

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.

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.

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;...

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...

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...

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.

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,...

Law is an ass, an idiot.

Law is an ass, an idiot.

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...

Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little...

Oh the nerves, the nerves; the mysteries of this machine called man! Oh the little...

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...

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.