Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly…

Quote by Charles Dickens

Topics: Life Quotes, Trying Quotes

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...

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...

He'd make a lovely corpse.

He'd make a lovely corpse.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past...

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past...

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.

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...

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,...

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that...

A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that...

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can...

The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can...

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words...

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words...

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...

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There...

Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There...

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.

An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain...

An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain...

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

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.

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

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...

The principal effect of the passions is that they incite and persuade the mind to...

The principal effect of the passions is that they incite and persuade the mind to...

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a...

The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive at a...