An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.
CHARLES DICKENSNever,” said my aunt, “be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can always be hopeful of you.
More Charles Dickens Quotes
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The ocean asks for nothing but those who stand by her shores gradually attune themselves to her rhythm.
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The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.
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Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we’d give blood.
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Everybody said so. Far be it from me to assert that what everybody says must be true. Everybody is, often, as likely to be wrong as right.
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A very little key will open a very heavy door.
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There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.
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The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.
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We lawyers are always curious, always inquisitive, always picking up odds and ends for our patchwork minds, since there is no knowing when and where they may fit into some corner.
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All of us have wonders hidden in our breasts, only needing circumstances to evoke them.
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Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.
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Try to do unto others as you would have them do to you, and do not be discouraged if they fail sometimes. It is much better that they should fail than you should.
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There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.
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Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.
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We can refute assertions, but who can refute silence?
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To a young heart everything is fun.
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