Charles Dickens

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"There is a wisdom of the head, and ... a wisdom of the heart."	Art, Knowledge, Wisdom
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."	Knowledge, Wisdom
"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another."	Darkness, Light
"Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and are famous preservers of youthful looks."	Age, Beauty, Excellence
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some."	History, Men, Sin
"Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest."	Art, Excellence, Life
"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts."	Art
"I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honestly out of countenance any day of the week, if there is anything to get got by it."	Evil, Good, Honesty
"By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves."	Learning, Life, Time
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it ws the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way."	Age, Change, Darkness
"I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time..."	Determination, Habits, Persistence
"In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice."	Justice
"There is always something for which to be thankful."	Miscellaneous
"I have always thought of Christmas time as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely."	Christmas
"A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!"	Happiness, Joy, Religion
"Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed. There ain't much credit in that."	Evil, Men
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom."	Art, Honesty, Knowledge
"I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year."	Art, Glory, Honor
"'At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, 'it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. ... We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.'"	Ability, Choice, Darkness
"Once upon a time--of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve--old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house."	Age, Evil, Religion
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