The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed.
CHARLES DICKENSI loved you madly; in the distasteful work of the day, in the wakeful misery of the night, girded by sordid realities, or wandering through Paradises and Hells of visions into which I rushed, carrying your image in my arms, I loved you madly.
More Charles Dickens Quotes
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Never,” 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.
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Ask no questions, and you’ll be told no lies.
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Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better rule.
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Once a gentleman, and always a gentleman.
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Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips.
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I will live in the past, the present, and the future. The spirits of all three shall strive within me.
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I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.
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It’s in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present.
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Friendship? Yes Please.
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It is an old prerogative of kings to govern everything but their passions.
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Consider nothing impossible, then treat possiblities as probabilities.
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My advice is to never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.
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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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Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs.
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Reflect upon your present blessings.
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