Ebenezer Scrooge Quotes

6 quotes from 6 authors

When you picture Scrooge, the flicker of a lone candle and the clink of ledgers fill the mind. These six quotes nail that grim atmosphere and the stubborn selfishness that blocks love, even for oneself. For more Dickens drama, check the A Christmas Carol page; for economic angles, see Homo economicus.

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Some, like Ebenezer Scrooge in Dickens's A Christmas Carol, have a hard time loving anyone, even themselves, because of their selfishness. Love…

James E. Faust

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“It is commonplace to note that the Homo economicus model, so defi ned, does not accurately describe human agents. Like Homo economicus,…

David Schmidtz

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The Million Dollar Man was to professional wrestling what Ebenezer Scrooge is to Christmas. He was like a rich bully. He bullied…

Ted DiBiase Sr

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“Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable. There are hearts to gladden. There are kind…

Thomas S. Monson

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Nothing is more satisfying to me than sitting in a dank room, hunched over a single flickering candle like Ebenezer Scrooge, and…

Michael Ian Black

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“The main reason I became a teacher is that I like being the first one to introduce kids to words and music…

Phillip Done

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