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 spring of hope, it was the winter of despair . . . in short, the period was so far like the present period . . . . -Charles Dickens

 

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 spring of hope, it was the winter of despair . . . in short, the period was so far like the present period . . . .


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Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tries, and a touch that never hurts.

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

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So, throughout life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people whom we most despise. -Charles Dickens
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Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.

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I do not know the American gentleman, god forgive me for putting two such words together.

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Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are fatuous preservers of youthful looks. -Charles Dickens
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Accidents will occur in the best regulated families.

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