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Charles Dickens: O let us...

Charles Dickens: O let us...

O let us love our occupations,
Bless the squire and his relations,
Live upon our daily rations,
And always...

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Mark Twain: We write frankly...

Mark Twain: We write frankly...

We write frankly and freely but then we modify'' before we print.

Source: Life on...

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Mark Twain: Hain't we got...

Mark Twain: Hain't we got...

Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And hain't that a big enough majority in any...

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Mark Twain: The first half...

Mark Twain: The first half...

The first half of it consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance...

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Mark Twain: Habit is habit,...

Mark Twain: Habit is habit,...

Habit is habit, and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a...

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Mark Twain: Be virtuous and...

Mark Twain: Be virtuous and...

Be virtuous and you will be eccentric.

Source: Motto, in Mental Photographs , 1869;...

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Charles Dickens: Oh gracious, why...

Charles Dickens: Oh gracious, why...

Oh gracious, why wasn't I born old and ugly?

Source: (Miss Miggs) Barnaby Rudge,...

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Charles Dickens: Look here. Upon...

Charles Dickens: Look here. Upon...

Look here. Upon my soul you mustn't come into the place saying you want to know, you know.

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Charles Dickens: I pity his...

Charles Dickens: I pity his...

I pity his ignorance and despise him.

Source: (Fanny Squeers) Nicholas Nickleby,...

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Charles Dickens: C-l-e-a-n, clean, verb...

Charles Dickens: C-l-e-a-n, clean, verb...

C-l-e-a-n, clean, verb active, to make bright, to scour. W-i-n, win, d-e-r, der, winder, a casement. When the boy...

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Charles Dickens: Tongue; well, that's...

Charles Dickens: Tongue; well, that's...

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

Source: (Mr Weller)...

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Charles Dickens: Dumb as a...

Charles Dickens: Dumb as a...

Dumb as a drum vith a hole in it, sir.

Source: (Sam Weller) Pickwick Papers, Ch....

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Charles Dickens: This is a...

Charles Dickens: This is a...

This is a London particular . . . A fog, miss.

Source: Bleak House, Ch. 3
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Charles Dickens: Cheerfulness and contentment...

Charles Dickens: Cheerfulness and contentment...

Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and are famous preservers of youthful...

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Charles Dickens: Electric communication will...

Charles Dickens: Electric communication will...

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another...

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Charles Dickens: She's the sort...

Charles Dickens: She's the sort...

She's the sort of woman now,' said Mould, . . . 'one would almost feel disposed to bury for nothing: and do it neatly,...

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Charles Dickens: This is a...

Charles Dickens: This is a...

This is a world of action, and not for moping and droning in.

Source: In The...

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Charles Dickens: Known by the...

Charles Dickens: Known by the...

Known by the sobriquet of 'The artful Dodger.'

Source: Oliver Twist, Ch. 8
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E M Forster: Tolerance is a...

E M Forster: Tolerance is a...

Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely...

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Louisa May Alcott: I like to...

Louisa May Alcott: I like to...

I like to help women help themselves, as that is, in my opinion, the best way to settle the woman question. Whatever...

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