Charles Dickens Quotes — Page 27

Novelist

Philosophical

“Pause you who read this, and think for a moment of the long chain of iron or gold, of thorns or flowers, that would never have bound you, but for the formation of the first link on one memorable day.”

Thinking Flower Memorable

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Novelist

Spiritual

“There is a drowsy state, between sleeping and waking, when you dream more in five minutes with your eyes half open, and yourself half conscious of everything that is passing around you, than you would in five nights with your eyes fast closed, and your senses wrapt in perfect unconsciousness. At such time, a mortal knows just enough of what his mind is doing, to form some glimmering conception of its mighty powers, its bounding from earth and spurning time and space, when freed from the restraint of its corporeal associate.”

Dream Eye Sleep

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Determined

“If I could not walk far and fast, I think I should just explode and perish.”

Thinking Hiking

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Novelist

“The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.”

Law Principles

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Angry

“A man in public life expects to be sneered at -- it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself.”

Men Faults Society

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Happy

“Come, then," returned the nephew gaily. "What right have you to be dismal? What reason have you to be morose? You're rich enough.”

Rich Nephew Christmas Carol

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Funny

“Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day.”

Men

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Melancholic

“It is a most miserable thing to feel ashamed of home.”

Home Expectations

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Nostalgic

“He was consious of a thousand odours floating in the air, each one connected with a thousand thoughts, and hopes, and joys, and cares, long, long, forgotten.”

Long Joy Air

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Wise

“Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide them, guide them.”

World Affection Guides

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Philosophical

“Lawyers are shy of meddling with the Law on their own account: knowing it to be an edged tool of uncertain application, very expensive in the working, and rather remarkable for its properties of close shaving than for its always shaving the right person.”

Law Knowing Shaving

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Funny

“It was a good thing to have a couple of thousand people all rigid and frozen together, in the palm of one's hand.”

People Hands Couple

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