'I believe, Mr. Snitchey,' said Alfred, 'there are quiet victories and struggles, great sacrifices of self, and noble acts of heroism, in… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
I see a beautiful city and a brilliant people rising from this abyss, and, in their struggles to be truly free, in… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
The two commonest mistakes in judgement ... are, the confounding of shyness with arrogance - a very common mistake indeed - and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
How many families, whose members have been dispersed and scattered far and wide, in the restless struggles of life, are then reunited,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Strong mental agitation and disturbance was no novelty to him, even before his late sufferings. It never is, to obstinate and sullen… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Such is hope, heaven's own gift to struggling mortals, pervading, like some subtle essence from the skies, all things both good and… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
So the case stands, and under all the passion of the parties and the cries of battle lie the two chief moving… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
It's not put into his head to be buried. It's put into his head to be made useful. You hold your life… — 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 Image
... 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 Image
There can be no disparity in marriage like unsuitability of mind and purpose. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
