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“Women can always put things in fewest words. Except when it’s blowing up; and then they lengthens it out.”
Charles Dickens
Communication, Humor, Women, Language, Emotions
Charles Dickens Communication, Humor, Women, Language, Emotions“Lawyers hold that there are two kinds of particularly bad witnesses – a reluctant witness, and a too-willing witness.” Charles Dickens
Lawyers, Witnesses, Justice, Court, Truth
Charles Dickens Lawyers, Witnesses, Justice, Court, Truth“The habit of paying compliments kept a man’s tongue oiled without any expense.” Charles Dickens
Compliments, Social Interaction, Courtesy, Communication, Humor
Charles Dickens Compliments, Social Interaction, Courtesy, Communication, Humor“The wine-shops breed, in physical atmosphere of malaria and a moral pestilence of envy and vengeance, the men of crime and revolution.” Charles Dickens
Crime, Revolution, Envy, Social Issues, Corruption
Charles Dickens Crime, Revolution, Envy, Social Issues, Corruption“Is it better to have had a good thing and lost it, or never to have had it?” Charles Dickens
Loss, Love, Regret, Choice, Reflection
Charles Dickens Loss, Love, Regret, Choice, Reflection“The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better.” Charles Dickens
Integrity, Character, Trust, Honor, Word
Charles Dickens Integrity, Character, Trust, Honor, Word“A contented spirit is the sweetness of existence.” Charles Dickens
Contentment, Happiness, Spirit, Peace, Life
Charles Dickens Contentment, Happiness, Spirit, Peace, Life“The meagre lighthouse all in white, haunting the seaboard, as if it were the ghost of an edifice that had once had colour and rotundity, dripped melancholy tears after its late buffeting by the waves.” Charles Dickens
Lighthouse, Isolation, Melancholy, Memory, Struggle
Charles Dickens Lighthouse, Isolation, Melancholy, Memory, Struggle“Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities.” Charles Dickens
Possibility, Optimism, Strategy, Life, Wisdom
Charles Dickens Possibility, Optimism, Strategy, Life, Wisdom“Can I view thee panting, lying On thy stomach, without sighing; Can I unmoved see thee dying On a log Expiring frog!” Charles Dickens
Nature, Life, Death, Animals, Empathy
Charles Dickens Nature, Life, Death, Animals, Empathy“Then tell Wind and Fire where to stop, but don’t tell me.” Charles Dickens
Freedom, Strength, Determination, Resistance, Will
Charles Dickens Freedom, Strength, Determination, Resistance, Will“Love, though said to be afflicted with blindness, is a vigilant watchman.” Charles Dickens
Love, Vigilance, Protection, Watchfulness, Emotion
Charles Dickens Love, Vigilance, Protection, Watchfulness, Emotion“Renunciation remains sorrow, though a sorrow borne willingly.” Charles Dickens
Renunciation, Sorrow, Sacrifice, Life, Acceptance
Charles Dickens Renunciation, Sorrow, Sacrifice, Life, Acceptance“And a beautiful world we live in, when it is possible, and when many other such things are possible, and not only possible, but done – done, see you! – under that sky there, every day.” Charles Dickens
Optimism, Possibility, Beauty, Life, Action
Charles Dickens Optimism, Possibility, Beauty, Life, Action“I have made up my mind that I must have money, Pa. I feel that I can’t beg it, borrow it, or steal it; and so I have resolved that I must marry it.” Charles Dickens
Money, Marriage, Determination, Social Status, Love
Charles Dickens Money, Marriage, Determination, Social Status, Love“My heart is set, as firmly as ever heart of man was set on woman. I have no thought, no view, no hope, in life beyond her; and if you oppose me in this great stake, you take my peace and happiness in your hands, and cast them to the wind.” Charles Dickens
Love, Passion, Devotion, Relationships, Heartfelt Emotion
Charles Dickens Love, Passion, Devotion, Relationships, Heartfelt Emotion“We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear. We must learn to act the play out. We must live misfortune down, Trot!” Charles Dickens
Adversity, Strength, Courage, Resilience, Life
Charles Dickens Adversity, Strength, Courage, Resilience, Life