There are only two styles of portrait painting; the serious and the smirk.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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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,...

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 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.

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

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

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

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...

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

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...

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple...

There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple...

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...

He'd make a lovely corpse.

He'd make a lovely corpse.

When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he...

When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he...

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

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

Drink with me, my dear, said Mr. Weller. Put your lips to this here tumbler,...

Drink with me, my dear, said Mr. Weller. Put your lips to this here tumbler,...

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,...

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...

Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at...

Anything for the quick life, as the man said when he took the situation at...

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...

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.

Let us be moral. Let us contemplate existence.