Charles Dickens Quotes - Page 4

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

  Charles Dickens

  Life, Autism, World

  Charles Dickens (2016). “David Copperfield (World Classics, Unabridged)”, p.113, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

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• The American woman is a monstrosity.

  Charles Dickens

  Monstrosity, American Woman

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• Mrs Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her clenliness more umcomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself. Cleanliness is next to godliness, and some people do the same by their religion.

  Charles Dickens

  Art, People, Dirt

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• To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.

  Charles Dickens

  Love, Honesty, Heart

  Charles Dickens (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)”, p.10568, Delphi Classics

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• There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.

  Charles Dickens

  Strength, Encouraging, Dark

  Charles Dickens (2016). “The Pickwick Papers: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club”, p.648, Pan Macmillan

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• Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before--more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.

  Charles Dickens

  Sorry, Rain, Heart

  Charles Dickens (2016). “British Classics: Great Expectations”, p.132, The Planet

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• It is not easy to walk alone in the country without musing upon something.

  Charles Dickens

  Country, Nature, Easy

  Charles Dickens (1868). “Little Dorrit”, p.178, Kartindo.com

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• I must be taken as I have been made. The success is not mine, the failure is not mine, but the two together make me.

  Charles Dickens

  Taken, Two, Expectations

  Charles Dickens (2016). “British Classics: Great Expectations”, p.255, The Planet

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• Least said, soonest mended

  Charles Dickens

  Said

  Charles Dickens (2016). “David Copperfield (World Classics, Unabridged)”, p.379, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

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• In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.

  Charles Dickens

  Children, Parenting, Expectations

  Great Expectations ch. 8 (1861)

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• We must scrunch or be scrunched.

  Charles Dickens

  Action

  Charles Dickens (1868). “Charles Dickens's works. Charles Dickens ed. [18 vols. of a 21 vol. set. Wanting A child's history of England; Christmas stories; The mystery of Edwin Drood].”, p.304

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• A display of indifference to all the actions and passions of mankind was not supposed to be such a distinguished quality at that time, I think, as I have observed it to be considered since. I have known it very fashionable indeed. I have seen it displayed with such success, that I have encountered some fine ladies and gentlemen who might as well have been born caterpillars.

  Charles Dickens

  Passion, Thinking, Gentleman

  Charles Dickens (1850). “The Personal History of David Copperfield”, p.371

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• There are chords in the human heart- strange, varying strings- which are only struck by accident; which will remain mute and senseless to appeals the most passionate and earnest, and respond at last to the slightest casual touch.

  Charles Dickens

  Inspirational, Heart, Passionate

  Charles Dickens (1863). “The Old Curiosity Shop”, p.430

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• Ride on! Ride on over all obstacles and win the race.

  Charles Dickens

  Winning, Race, Obstacles

  David Copperfield ch. 28 (1850)

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• There is no substitute for thoroughgoing, ardent, and sincere earnestness.

  Charles Dickens

  Sincere, Substitutes, Ardent

  Charles Dickens (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)”, p.4820, Delphi Classics

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• And this is the eternal law. For, Evil often stops short at istelf and dies with the doer of it! but Good, never.

  Charles Dickens

  Law, Evil, Doers

  Charles Dickens (2016). “Our Mutual Friend”, p.101, Xist Publishing

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• The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed.

  Charles Dickens

  Angel, Words Of Wisdom, Shadow

  Charles Dickens (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)”, p.2608, Delphi Classics

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• For nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.

  Charles Dickens

  Good Morning, Beauty, Time

  Charles Dickens (1839). “The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby”, p.207

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• Change begets change.

  Charles Dickens

  Inspirational, Change, Begets

  Charles Dickens (2016). “Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit”, p.301, Xist Publishing

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• Once a gentleman, and always a gentleman.

  Charles Dickens

  Words Of Wisdom, Gentleman

  'Little Dorrit' (1857) bk. 2, ch. 28 (Rigaud)

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• Now, what I want is Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts; nothing else will ever be of any service to them.

  Charles Dickens

  Girl, Hard Times, Animal

  Charles Dickens (1858). “Hard Times”, p.205

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• There are some upon this earth of yours,' returned the Spirit, 'who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name; who are as strange to us and all our kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us.

  Charles Dickens

  Passion, Pride, Names

  Charles Dickens (1995). “Christmas Books”, p.46, Wordsworth Editions

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• Life is made of ever so many partings welded together.

  Charles Dickens

  Life, Saying Goodbye, Expectations

  Charles Dickens (2012). “A Great Expectations in Plain and Simple English (Includes Study Guide, Complete Unabridged Book, Historical Context, Biography”, p.568, BookCaps Study Guides

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• The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.

  Charles Dickens

  Brother, Men, Endurance

  Charles Dickens (1858). “Hard Times”, p.169

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• He had but one eye, and the popular prejudice runs in favor of two.

  Charles Dickens

  Running, Eye, Two

  "Nicholas Nickleby".

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