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

Quote by Charles Dickens

Topics: Age Quotes

The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.

The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.

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...

Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to...

Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to...

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...

We forge the chains we wear in life.

We forge the chains we wear in life.

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...

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two.

He had but one eye and the pocket of prejudice runs in favor of two.

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;...

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.

Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last

Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last

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 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...

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

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...

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.

It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in...

It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in...

Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter.

Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter.

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the...

A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the...