Charles Dickens

There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs. ”

Little Red Riding Hood was my first love. I felt that if I could have married Little Red Riding Hood, I should have known perfect bliss. ”

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

A loving heart is the truest wisdom. ”

There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart. ”

Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true. ”

I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance any day in the week, if there is anything to be got by it. ”

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

Send forth the child and childish man together, and blush for the pride that libels our own old happy state, and gives its title to an ugly and distorted image. ”

Regrets are the natural property of grey hairs. ”