When the moon shines very brilliantly, a solitude and stillness seem to proceed from her that influence even crowded places full of… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
It's in vain to recall the past, unless it works some influence upon the present. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families; and in families not regulated by that pervading influence which sanctifies while it enhances... in… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
. . . in seclusion, she had secluded herself from a thousand natural and healing influences; that, her mind, brooding solitary, had… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The forces that affect our lives, the influences that mold and shape us, are often like whispers in a different room, teasingly… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable, honest-hearted duty-doing man flies out into the world, but… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
External heat and cold had little influence on Scrooge. No warmth could warm, no wintry weather chill him. No wind that blew… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The dew seemed to sparkle more brightly on the green leaves the air to rustle among them with a sweeter music and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercises, even over the appearance of external objects. Men who look… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The unqualified truth is, that when I loved Estella with the love of a man, I loved her simply because I found… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The memories which peaceful country scenes call up, are not of this world, nor of its thoughts and hopes. Their gentle influence… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
You know what I am going to say. I love you. What other men may mean when they use that expression, I… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The receptive attitude enables one mind to fix itself to another as by spiritual grappling-irons. When you see that every word you… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
... Arthur Gride, whose bleared eyes gloated only over the outward beauties, and were blind to the spirit which reigned within, evinced - a… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose. — Charles Dickens Copy Share
I have tried to resign myself, and to console myself; and that, I hope, I may have done imperfectly; but what I cannot firmly… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“The suspense: the fearful, acute suspense: of standing idly by while the life of one we dearly love, is trembling in the balance; the… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“Mrs. Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her cleanliness more uncomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“evening, they began to think that although he could never hope to be an Englishman, still it would be hard to visit that affliction… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“Besides which, all that I could have said of the Story to any purpose, I had endeavoured to say in it.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“The wheels rolled on, and rolled down by the Monument, and by the Tower; and by the Docks; down by Ratcliffe, and by Rotherhithe;… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“The three customers pulled off their hats to Madame Defarge, with three flourishes. She acknowledged their homage by bending her head, and giving them… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“What a situation!' cried Miss Squeers; '...What is the reason that men fall in love with me, whether I like it or not, and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
I admire machinery as much is any man, and am as thankful to it as any man can be for what it does for… — Charles Dickens Copy Share
“Mr. Pickwick was a philosopher, but philosophers are only men in armour, after all.” — Charles Dickens Copy Share
