Charles Dickens

It is a matter of grave moment that the people should be well taught.

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.

Every man has a right to be conceited till he is found out.

The wisdom of the world is foolishness with God.

There are books of all kinds, and for all tastes, but the only books that are worth reading are those that make you think.

It is a most extraordinary thing that the poorest people are the most generous.

I have been in the habit of thinking, that in the midst of the most wretched poverty, there is a certain dignity.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes that makes us what we are.

The world is a stage, and the play is a tragedy.

There is a great deal of good in the world, and a great deal of evil, and it is a great comfort to know that the good will always triumph in the end.

The best way to know a man is to eat with him.

It is a melancholy thing to see a man who has outlived his usefulness.

The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation.

I have been in the habit of thinking that the most beautiful things in the world are the most simple.

It is a great comfort to know that there are some things in the world that never change.

The world is a wheel, and it is always turning.

It is a great comfort to know that there are some things in the world that are beyond our control.

The most important thing in life is to be true to yourself.