Fledgeby deserved Mr. Alfred Lammle’s eulogium. He was the meanest cur existing, with a single pair of legs. And instinct (a word we all clearly understand) going largely on four legs, and reason always on two, meanness on four legs never attains the perfection of meanness on two. ~ Our Mutual Friend
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Sir Matthew Pupker went on
Sir Matthew Pupker went on to say what must be his feelings on that great occasion, and what must be that occasion in the eyes of the world, and what must be the intelligence of his fellow-countrymen before him, and what must be the wealth and respectability of his honourable friends behind him, and lastly, what must be the importance to the wealth, the happiness, the comfort, the liberty, the very existence of a free and great people, of such an Institution as the United Metropolitan Improved Hot Muffin and Crumpet Baking and Punctual Delivery Company! ~ Nicholas Nickleby
“Whether I shall turn out
“Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.” ~ David Copperfield
If there were no bad
If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers. ~ The Old Curiosity Shop
Take nothing on its looks;
"Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better rule." ~ Great Expectations
“My advice is, never do
“My advice is, never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time.” ~ David Copperfield
Oliver Twist has asked for more
“Oliver Twist has asked for more!” ~ Oliver Twist
That vague kind of penitence
That vague kind of penitence which holidays awaken next morning . . . ~ The Old Curiosity Shop
Not knowing how he lost
Not knowing how he lost himself, or how he recovered himself, he may never feel certain of not losing himself again. ~ A Tale of Two Cities
And from that hour his
And from that hour his poor maimed spirit, only remembering the place where it had broken its wings, cancelled the dream through which it had since groped, and knew of nothing beyond the Marshalsea. ~ Little Dorrit
