You don't carry in your countenance a letter of recommendation.

Quote by Charles Dickens

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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...

May not the complaint, that common people are above their station, often take its rise...

May not the complaint, that common people are above their station, often take its rise...

'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby.

'Tis love that makes the world go round, my baby.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone...

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone...

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...

Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on earth in the...

Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on earth in the...

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...

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...

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.

Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who...

Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who...

The business of the law is to increase the business of the law

The business of the law is to increase the business of the law

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.

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;...

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

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

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

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families

A healthy human environment is one in which we try to make sense of our...

A healthy human environment is one in which we try to make sense of our...

I stop and look at traffic accidents. I won't hang around, but when I hear...

I stop and look at traffic accidents. I won't hang around, but when I hear...