Charles Dickens Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are concerned. They are not units but fractions.”

“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.”

“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!”

“Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship; and pass the rosy wine.”

“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”

“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.”

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

“There is nothing so strong or safe in an emergency of life as the simple truth.”

“I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free.”

“Vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!”