Equal Quotes by Charles Dickens

8 Equal quotes by Charles Dickens

If you’re looking for a quick glimpse of Dickens’s take on fairness, this eight‑quote set gives a taste of his Victorian perspective without overwhelming you.

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There are many pleasant fictions of the law in constant operation, but there is not one so pleasant or practically humorous as…

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A mob is usually a creature of very mysterious existence, particularly in a large city. Where it comes from, or whither it…

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The sun,--the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man--burst upon the crowded…

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Upon the purple tree-tops far away, and on the green height near at hand up which the shades were slowly creeping, there…

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I don't suppose there's a man going, as possesses the fondness for youth that I do. There's youth to the amount of…

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Ah, Miss, hope is an excellent thing for such as has the spirits to bear it!" said Mrs Wickam, shaking her head.…

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Although a man may lose a sense of his own importance when he is a mere unit among a busy throng, all…

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I would like to be going all over the kingdom...and acting everywhere. There's nothing in the world equal to seeing the house…

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