“ There are strings in the human heart which must never be sounded by another, and drinks that I make myself are those strings in mine. Charles Dickens
“ Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousand… Charles Dickens
“ Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts. Charles Dickens
“ Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are concerned. They are not units but fractions. Charles Dickens
“ Think now and then that there is a man who would give his life, to keep a life you love beside you. Charles Dickens
“ The sun,--the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man--burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory. Through costly-coloured glass and pap… Charles Dickens
“ The new era began; the king was tried, doomed, and beheaded; the Republic of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, or Death, declared for victory or death against the world in arms; the black flag waved nigh… Charles Dickens
“ The cloud of caring for nothing, which overshadowed him with such a fatal darkness, was very rarely pierced by the light within him. Charles Dickens
“ Out of my thoughts! You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been in every line I have ever read, since I first came here, the rough common boy whose poor heart you wounded even then. Yo… Charles Dickens
“ Mr. Cruncher... always spoke of the year of our Lord as Anna Dominoes: apparently under the impression that the Christian era dated from the invention of a popular game, by a lady who had bestowed her… Charles Dickens
“ Man, said the Ghost, if man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked cant until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall d… Charles Dickens
“ I know that she deserves the best and purest love the heart of man can offer, said Mrs. Maylie; I know that the devotion and affection of her nature require no ordinary return, but one that shall be d… Charles Dickens
“ But, in this separation I associate you only with the good and I will faithfully hold you to that always, for you have done far more good than harm, let me feel now what sharp distress I may. Charles Dickens
“ And now I see the outside of our house, with the latticed bedroom-windows standing open to let in the sweet-smelling air, and the ragged old rooks'-nests still dangling in the elm-trees at the bottom… Charles Dickens
“ You are wery obligin', sir,' replied Sam. 'Now, don't allow yourself to be fatigued beyond your powers; there's a amiable bein'. Consider what you owe to society, and don't let yourself be injured by… Charles Dickens
“ When I speak of home, I speak of the place where in default of a better--those I love are gathered together; and if that place where a gypsy's tent, or a barn, I should call it by the same good name n… Charles Dickens
“ What do they call a bed a rope for?’ said Mr. Pickwick. ‘Bless your innocence, sir, that ain’t it,’ replied Sam. ‘Ven the lady and gen’l’m’n as keeps the hot-el first begun business, they used to make… Charles Dickens
“ We need be careful how we deal with those about us, when every death carries to some small circle of survivors, thoughts of so much omitted, and so little done- of so many things forgotten, and so man… Charles Dickens
