Charles Dickens
“There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.”
“No one who can read, ever looks at a book, even unopened on a shelf, like one who cannot.”
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done.”
“Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.”
“Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.”
“The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.”
“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.”
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.”
“I wear the chain I forged in life.”
“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.”
“Please, sir, I want some more.”
“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.”
“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.”
“Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
“We need never be ashamed of our tears.”
“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”
“Procrastination is the thief of time.”
“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.”
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.”