No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.
There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
Life is made of ever so many partings welded together
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts.
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all doing direct the other way in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.
Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature
I feel an earnest and humble desire, and shall till I die, to increase the stock of harmless cheerfulness
It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some.
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.
Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some
Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.
What greater gift than the love of a cat.
Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are fatuous preservers of youthful looks
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.
A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!
My meaning simply is, that whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do well; that whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself to completely; that in great aims and in small, I have always been thoroughly in earnest.
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 object at a time.
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 honestly out of countenance any day of the week, if there is anything to get got by it.
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