Micawber Quotes

• The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the God of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and in short you are for ever floored.

  Charles Dickens

  Scene, Leafs, Withered

  Charles Dickens (1867). “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.106

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• "Madam," replied Mr. Micawber, "it is my intention to register such a vow on the virgin page of the future."

  Charles Dickens

  Character, Interesting, Pages

  Charles Dickens (1867). “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.475

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• Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!

  David Copperfield

  Inspirational, Winning, Race

  David Copperfield “The Works of Charles Dickens”

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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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• Accidents will occur in the best regulated families.

  Charles Dickens

  Funny, Family, Words Of Wisdom

  David Copperfield ch. 28 (1850). The Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs cites Peter Atall, Hermit in America (1819): "Accidents will happen in the best regulated families." See Robert Burns 3; Disraeli 7; Modern Proverbs 102; Orwell 17; Plautus 3; Proverbs 2; Sayings 25

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• Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families; and in families not regulated by that pervading influence which sanctifies while it enhances... in short, by the influence of Woman, in the lofty character of Wife, they may be expected with confidence, and must be borne with philosophy.

  Charles Dickens

  Family, Philosophy, Character

  Charles Dickens (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)”, p.4671, Delphi Classics

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• After tea, we discussed a variety of topics before the fire; and Mrs. Micawber was good enough to sing us (in a small, thin, flat voice, which I remembered to have considered, when I first knew her, the very table-beer of acoustics) the favourite ballads of "The Dashing White Sergeant", and "Little Tafflin".

  Charles Dickens

  Character, Beer, Fire

  Charles Dickens (2016). “David Copperfield (World Classics, Unabridged)”, p.312, Vij Books India Pvt Ltd

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• The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way. If it never surprises it is flat. Flat characters ... in their purest form ... are constructed round a single idea or quality; when there is more than one factor to them, we get the beginning of the curve toward the round. The really flat character can be experessed in one sentence such as, "I will never desert Mr Micawber." There is Mrs Micawber - she says she won't desert Mr Micawber; she doesn't, and there she is.

  E. M. Forster

  Character, Curves, Ideas

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• "The twins no longer derive their sustenance from Nature's founts - in short," said Mr. Micawber, in one of his bursts of confidence, "they are weaned..."

  Charles Dickens

  Funny, Humorous, Twins

  Charles Dickens (1867). “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.156

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• Any man who can look handsome in a dirty baseball suit is an Adonis. There is something about the baggy pants, and the Micawber-shaped collar, and the skull-fitting cap, and the foot or so of tan, or blue, or pink undershirt sleeve sticking out at the arms, that just naturally kills a man's best points.

  Edna Ferber

  Baseball, Dirty, Men

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• Andrade [who was looking after wartime inventions] is like an inverted Micawber, waiting for something to turn down.

  Henry Tizard

  Science, Waiting, Invention

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