“There are strings,” said Mr. Tappertit, flourishing his bread-and-cheese knife in the air, “in the human heart that had better not be wibrated.” ~ Barnaby Rudge
Barnaby Rudge Quotes
Barnaby Rudge was written by Charles Dickens and published in 1841. It is one of only two historical novels written by Dickens. We hope you enjoy this collection of 33 quotes from Barnaby Rudge.
“If Natur has gifted a
“If Natur has gifted a man with powers of argeyment, a man has a right to make the best of ’em, and has not a right to stand on false delicacy, and deny that he is so gifted; for that is a turning of his back on Natur, a flouting of her, a slighting of her precious caskets, and a proving of one’s self to be a swine that isn’t worth her scattering pearls before.” ~ Barnaby Rudge
“I have had my share
“I have had my share of sorrows–more than the common lot, perhaps, but I have borne them ill. I have broken where I should have bent; and have mused and brooded, when my spirit should have mixed with all God’s great creation.” ~ Barnaby Rudge
It was on one of those mornings
It was on one of those mornings, common in early spring, when the year, fickle and changeable in its youth like all other created things, is undecided whether to step backward into winter or forward into summer, ~ Barnaby Rudge
Curiosity is, and has been
Curiosity is, and has been from the creation of the world, a master-passion. To awaken it, to gratify it by slight degrees, and yet leave something always in suspense, is to establish the surest hold that can be had, in wrong, on the unthinking portion of mankind. ~ Barnaby Rudge
The man who now confronted
The man who now confronted Gashford, was a squat, thickset personage, with a low, retreating forehead, a coarse shock head of hair, and eyes so small and near together, that his broken nose alone seemed to prevent their meeting and fusing into one of the usual size. ~ Barnaby Rudge
The shadows of our own
The shadows of our own desires stand between us and our better angels, and thus their brightness is eclipsed. ~ Barnaby Rudge
Blunt tools are sometimes found
“Blunt tools are sometimes found of use, where sharper instruments would fail.” ~ Barnaby Rudge
Father Time is not always
Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well; making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigour. With such people the grey head is but the impression of the old fellow’s hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life. ~ Barnaby Rudge
She better liked to see
She better liked to see him free and happy, even than to have him near her, because she loved him better than herself. ~ Barnaby Rudge
