“The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.”
Men
“Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.”
GoodAll Quotes by Charles Dickens
“I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.”
Time“There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.”
Wisdom“Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
Men“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Best“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!”
Home“To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.”
Nature“I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it.”
Men“Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.”
Great“The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.”
Age“Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are concerned. They are not units but fractions.”
Business“Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips.”
Good“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.”
Strength“Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that.”
Good“The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.”
Money“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
Best“It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations.”
Great“The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you.”
Business“There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.”
Truth“Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.”
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