Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
– Charles Dickens
Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There ain’t much credit in that.
– Charles Dickens
In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.
– Charles Dickens
Toronto is full of life and motion, bustle, business and improvement. The streets are well paved and lighted with gas; the houses are large and good; the shops excellent.
– Charles Dickens
It is a hopeless endeavor to attract people to a theatre unless they can be first brought to believe that they will never get in.
– Charles Dickens
Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.
– Charles Dickens
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
– Charles Dickens
There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.
– Charles Dickens
Every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last.
– Charles Dickens
If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.
– Charles Dickens
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
– Charles Dickens
A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!
– Charles Dickens
The happiness he gives is quite as great, as if it cost a fortune.
– Charles Dickens
I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul.
– Charles Dickens
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before-more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.
– Charles Dickens
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
– Charles Dickens
Spring is the time of year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade.
– Charles Dickens
What greater gift than the love of a cat.
– Charles Dickens
A very little key will open a very heavy door.
– Charles Dickens
Every man thinks his own geese swans.
– Charles Dickens
I love these little people; and it is not a slight thing when they, who are so fresh from God, love us.
– Charles Dickens
Life is made of so many partings welded together
– Charles Dickens
There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.
– Charles Dickens
One should never be ashamed to cry. Tears are rain on the dust of earth.
– Charles Dickens
I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything.
– Charles Dickens
Nothing that we do, is done in vain. I believe, with all my soul, that we shall see triumph.
– Charles Dickens
Meow says the cat ,quack says the duck , Bow wow wow says the dog !
Grrrr!
– Charles Dickens
It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.
– Charles Dickens
A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man.
– Charles Dickens
It is no small thing, when they, who are so fresh from God, love us.
– Charles Dickens