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“God bless us, every one!”
Tiny Tim’s blessing widens goodwill beyond one household and turns a family scene into an inclusive wish for others.
Source note: A Christmas Carol; Tiny Tim’s blessing.
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Charles Dickens Wisdom Quotes
Browse 7 quotations connecting Charles Dickens with Words of Wisdom, with meanings, source notes and related themes.
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Sources represented here include Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, A Tale of Two Cities.
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“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”
Christmas becomes a year-round ethic of generosity and attention rather than a mood confined to one date.
Source note: A Christmas Carol, Stave Five.
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Opposing conditions can exist at the same time, making an era or a life impossible to reduce to a single description.
Source note: A Tale of Two Cities, opening sentence.
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“Procrastination is the thief of time. Collar him!”
Delay is personified as a thief because it quietly removes time that cannot later be recovered.
Source note: David Copperfield; Mr. Micawber’s advice.
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“We need never be ashamed of our tears.”
Tears are treated as an honest human response rather than evidence of weakness or failure of self-control.
Source note: Great Expectations, Chapter 19.
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“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better rule.”
Appearances are weak evidence; better judgment comes from examining what can actually be supported.
Source note: Great Expectations; Jaggers advises Pip.
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“Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be.”
Pain can deepen understanding of another person when it breaks through earlier self-absorption and makes similar suffering imaginable.
Source note: Great Expectations, Chapter 59.
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