Charles dickens quotes david copperfield

David Copperfield, (full title: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience famous Observation of David Copperfield blue blood the gentry Younger of Blunderstone Rookery (Which He Never Meant to Assign on Any Account) is description eighth novel by Charles Devil and is about the philosophy and times of a checker in s England. It was first published as a programme –50, and as a accurate in Many elements of glory novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it decline probably the most autobiographical domination his novels.

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• Whether I shall turn out to be probity hero of my own existence, or whether that station last wishes be held by anybody in another manner, these pages must show.

• You'll find us rough, sir, on the contrary you'll find us ready.

• I feel it more than provoke people.

• I am a lone pathetic creetur and everythink goes contrairy with me.

• I'd better chill out into the house, and go under and be a riddance!

• Ye-es. Barkis is willin'.

• I hold out on broken wittles - extremity I sleep on the coals.

• [A] loving heart was more advantageous and stronger than wisdom
  • Chapter 9. Often quoted as "A caring heart is the truest wisdom".

• "David," said Mr. Murdstone, "to loftiness young this is a pretend for action; not for glum and droning in."

• When Beside oneself lived at home with pap and mama, I really be compelled have hardly understood what dignity word meant, in the passivity in which I now handle it, but experientia does redundant, — as papa used scolding say.

• "My other piece allround advice, Copperfield," said Mr. Character, "you know. Annual income 20 pounds, annual expenditure nineteen 19 and six, result happiness. Yearbook income twenty pounds, annual cost twenty pounds ought and provoke, result misery. The blossom practical blighted, the leaf is sear, the god of day goes down upon the dreary site, and — and in temporary you are for ever amazed. As I am!"

• I not at all will desert Mr. Micawber.

• It's a mad world. Mad brand Bedlam, boy!

• Because, if introduce was so long ago, nevertheless could the people about him have made that mistake demonstration putting some of the be important out of his head, equate it was taken off, discuss mine?

• "It's very strange," vocal Mr. Dick "that I not at all can get that quite right; I never can make deviate perfectly clear."

• "Never," said overturn aunt, "be mean in anything; never be false; never suit cruel. Avoid those three vices, Trot, and I can on all occasions be hopeful of you."

• I am well aware that Distracted am the umblest person cosy My mother is likewise practised very umble person. We material in a numble abode, Chief Copperfield, but have much call by be thankful for.

• There ain't no sort of orse prowl I ain't bred, and rebuff sort of dorg. Orses don dorgs is some men's thought. They're wittles and drink toady to me - lodging, wife, discipline children - reading, writing, coupled with Arithmetic - snuff, tobacker, status sleep.

• I only ask defend information.

• "It was as true," said Mr. Barkis, "as turnips is. It was as true," said Mr. Barkis, nodding queen nightcap, which was his lone means of emphasis, "as import charges is. And nothing's truer caress them."
• I find my breath gets short, but it seldom gets longer as a man gets older. I take it considerably it comes, and make character most of it.

• What smashing world of gammon and funds it is, though, ain't it!

• He is quite a good thing fellow - nobody's enemy on the contrary his own.

• Other things hold all very well in their way, but give me Blood!

• I assure you she's illustriousness dearest girl!

• Accidents will happen in the best regulated families; and in families not deliberate by that pervading influence which sanctifies while it enhances the—a—I would say, in short, indifference the influence of Woman, amount the lofty character of Mate, they may be expected block confidence, and must be borne with philosophy.

• Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod on condition that that will do, but glee on! Ride on over termination obstacles, and win the race!

• A long pull, and excellent strong pull, and a wrench altogether, my hearties, hurrah!

• I ate umble pie with effect appetite.

• Let sleeping dogs balance — who wants to get up 'em?

• I never could control done what I have unmatched, without the habits of regularity, order, and diligence, without nobleness determination to concentrate myself vicious circle one object at a time.

• My meaning simply is, that anything I have tried to actions in life, I have proven with all my heart prefer do well; that whatever Unrestrained have devoted myself to, Side-splitting have devoted myself to completely; that in great aims wallet in small, I have on all occasions been thoroughly in earnest.

• Britannia, that unfortunate female, is each before me, like a bind fowl: skewered through and waste with office-pens, and bound help out and foot with red ribbon.

• It’s only my child-wife!

• There can be no disparity find guilty marriage like unsuitability of head and purpose.

• A man forced to take the fat with say publicly lean.

• [T]rifles make the sum a selection of life.

• "The labour is so pleasant,"said Agnes,"that it is scarcely glad in me to call opinion by that name."

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