--- title: "9 Micawber Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 9 Micawber quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Micawber sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/charles-dickens-34_micawber_ride-on-ride-on-over-all-obstacles-and-w_1340911.jpg" --- > [Ride on! Ride on over all obstacles and win the race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/ride-on-ride-on-over-all-obstacles-and-win-the-race/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d6/charles-dickens-34_micawber_ride-on-ride-on-over-all-obstacles-and-w_1340911.jpg) > [Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-copperfield/ride-on-rough-shod-if-need-be-smooth-shod-if-that-will-do-but-ride-on/) [David Copperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-copperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/david-copperfield-2966_ifs_ride-on-rough-shod-if-need-be-smooth-sho_169461.jpg) > [Madam," replied Mr. Micawber, "it is my intention to register such a vow on the virgin page of the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/madam-replied-mr-micawber-it-is-my-intention-to-register-such-a-vow/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/charles-dickens-34_character_madam-replied-mr-micawber-it-is-my-inten_1557198.jpg) > [The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the God of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and in short you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/the-blossom-is-blighted-the-leaf-is-withered-the-god-of-day-goes-down/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70a/charles-dickens-34_dreary_the-blossom-is-blighted-the-leaf-is-with_1374847.jpg) > [ Andrade \[who was looking after wartime inventions\] is like an inverted Micawber, waiting for something to turn down. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-tizard/andrade-who-was-looking-after-wartime-inventions-is-like-an-inverted/) [Henry Tizard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-tizard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/henry-tizard-86627_invention_andrade-who-was-looking-after-wartime-in_716413.png) > [The twins no longer derive their sustenance from Nature's founts - in short," said Mr. Micawber, in one of his bursts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/the-twins-no-longer-derive-their-sustenance-from-nature-s-founts-in/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/charles-dickens-34_confidence_the-twins-no-longer-derive-their-sustena_2063096.jpg) > [After tea, we discussed a variety of topics before the fire; and Mrs. Micawber was good enough to sing us (in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/after-tea-we-discussed-a-variety-of-topics-before-the-fire-and-mrs/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e1/charles-dickens-34_acoustics_after-tea-we-discussed-a-variety-of-topi_3105390.jpg) > [Any man who can look handsome in a dirty baseball suit is an Adonis. There is something about the baggy pants, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edna-ferber/any-man-who-can-look-handsome-in-a-dirty-baseball-suit-is-an-adonis/) [Edna Ferber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edna-ferber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/351/edna-ferber-3893_arms_any-man-who-can-look-handsome-in-a-dirty_1827023.png) > [The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way. If it never surprises it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-m-forster/the-test-of-a-round-character-is-whether-it-is-capable-of-surprising/) [E. M. Forster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-m-forster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/350/e-m-forster-1118_capable_the-test-of-a-round-character-is-whether_1167247.jpg) ## Top authors on Micawber - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-dickens-22226.jpg) Charles Dickens 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/micawber/charles-dickens/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/micawber/#itemlist", "name": "Micawber Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ride on! 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