Charles Dickens

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”

“Please, sir, I want some more.”

“Bah! Humbug!”

“God bless us, every one!”

“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.”

“There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.”

“Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies.”

“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.”

“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.”

“Procrastination is the thief of time.”

“Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”

“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.”

“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.”

“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.”

“We need never be ashamed of our tears.”

“Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.”

“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching... I have been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape.”