"Take a little timecount five-and-twenty,Tattycoram...." - Quote by Charles Dickens
Take a little timecount five-and-twenty,Tattycoram.
More by Charles Dickens
“There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts.”
“The persons on whom I have bestowed my dearest love lie deep in their graves; but, although the happiness and delight of my life lie buried there too, I have not made a coffin of my heart, and sealed it up for ever on my best affections. Deep affliction has only made them stronger; it ought, I think, for it should refine our nature.”
“"O' course I came to look arter you, my darlin'," replied Mr. Weller; for once permitting his passion to get the better of his veracity.”
More on Patience
“Time will explain it all. He is a talker, and needs no questioning before he speaks.”
“Violent fires soon burn out themselves, small showers last long, but sudden storms are short; he tires betimes that spurs too fast.”
“To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.”