Quote by Charles Dickens

In truth she is not a hard lady naturally, and the time has been when the sight of the venerable figure suing to her with such strong earnestness would have moved her to great compassion. But so long accustomed to suppress emotion and keep down reality, so long schooled for her own purposes in that destructive school which shuts up the natural feelings of the heart like flies in amber and spreads one uniform and dreary gloss over the good and bad, the feeling and the unfeeling, the sensible and the senseless, she had subdued even her wonder until now.

In truth she is not a hard lady naturally, and the time has

Summary

This quote depicts a character who has become emotionally detached and jaded due to a past filled with suppression of feeling and manipulation of reality. The character used to be compassionate, as implied by their previous ability to feel great compassion upon witnessing someone earnestly begging for their help. However, their prolonged exposure to a destructive environment that prioritizes personal gain above genuine emotions has led them to suppress their emotions and view the world through a uniform and dull perspective. Over time, even their capacity for wonder has been subdued.

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Weakness Compassion Emotion

By Charles Dickens

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