Quotes from Charles Dickens

Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature .

To close the eyes, and give a seemly comfort to the apparel of the dead, is poverty's holiest touch of nature.

Troubles are exceedingly gregarious in their nature, and flying in flocks are apt to perch capriciously.

Around and around the house the leaves fall thick, but never fast, for they come circling down with a dead lightness that is sombre and slow.

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.

Repression is the only lasting philosophy. The dark deference of fear and slavery, my friend, will keep the dogs obedient to the whip, as long as this roof shuts out the sky.

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

Why then we should drop into poetry.

Poetry's unnat'ral; no man ever talked poetry 'cept a beadle on boxin' day, or Warren's blackin' or Rowland's oil, or some o' them low fellows; never you let yourself down to talk poetry, my boy.

I believe the spreading of Catholicism to be the most horrible means of political and social degradation left in the world.

I was so humiliated, hurt, spurned, offended, angry, sorry--I cannot hit upon the right name for the smart--God knows what its name was--that tears started to my eyes.

God bless us every one! said Tiny Tim, the last of all.

And therefore, Uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that [Christmas] has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!

The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the God of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and in short you are for ever floored.

Hours are golden links--God's tokens reaching heaven.

I'm awful dull, but I hope I've beat out something nigh the rights of this at last. And so GOD bless you, dear old Pip, old chap, GOD bless you!

I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world.

That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many good minds.

Try not to associate bodily defect with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason

The year end brings no greater pleasure then the opportunity to express to you season's greetings and good wishes. May your holidays and new year be filled with joy.

Tongue; well that's a wery good thing when it an't a woman.

A good thing can't be cruel.

She had curiously thoughtful and attentive eyes; eyes that were very pretty and very good.

But, in this separation I associate you only with the good and I will faithfully hold you to that always, for you have done far more good than harm, let me feel now what sharp distress I may.