Charles Dickens Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Charles Dickens quotes, Charles Dickens sayings, and Charles Dickens proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

My advice is to never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time. Charles Dickens
We need never be ashamed of our tears. Charles Dickens
The one serviceable, safe, certain, remunerative, attainable quality in every study, and every pursuit is the quality of attention. Charles Dickens
Indeed this gentleman's Stoicism was of that not uncommon kind, which enables a man to bear with exemplary fortitude the afflictions of his friends, but renders him, by way of counterpoise, rather selfish and sensitive in respect of any that happen to befall himself. Charles Dickens
'Did you ever taste beer?' 'I had a sip of it once,' said the small servant. 'Here's a state of things!' cried Mr. Swiveller—'.She never tasted it — it can’t be tasted in a sip!' Charles Dickens
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. Charles Dickens
Train up a fig tree the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it. Charles Dickens
How beautiful you are! You are more beautiful in anger than in repose. I don't ask you for your love; give me yourself and your hatred; give me yourself and that pretty rage; give me yourself and the enchanting scorn; it will be enough for me. Charles Dickens
A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other. Charles Dickens
Reflect upon your present blessings. Charles Dickens
Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own. Charles Dickens
The sun himself is weak when he first rises; and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on. Charles Dickens
I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time. Charles Dickens
I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart. Charles Dickens
My Wednesday nights came regularly round, our quartet parties came regularly off, my violoncello was in good tune, and there was nothing wrong in my world— or if anything not much— or little or much, it was no affair of mine. Charles Dickens
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Charles Dickens
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. Charles Dickens
It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. Charles Dickens
It was understood that nothing of a tender nature could possibly be confided to old Barley, by reason of his being totally unequal to the consideration of any subject more psychological than gout, rum, and purser's stores. Charles Dickens
Come, let's be a comfortable couple and take care of each other! How glad we shall be, that we have somebody we are fond of always, to talk go and sit with. Let's be a comfortable couple. Now, do, my dear! Charles Dickens
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Charles Dickens
The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again. Charles Dickens
It is because I think so much of warm and sensitive hearts, that I would spare them from being wounded. Charles Dickens
A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman. A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man. Charles Dickens
A wedding is a licensed subject to joke upon, but there really is no great joke in the matter after all; — we speak merely of the ceremony and beg it to be distinctly understood that we indulge in no hidden sarcasm upon a married life. Charles Dickens
I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honesty out of countenance, any day in the week if there is anything to be got by it. Charles Dickens
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. Charles Dickens
Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration. Charles Dickens
I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time. Charles Dickens
The dew seemed to sparkle more brightly on the green leaves the air to rustle among them with sweeter music and the sky itself to look more blue and bright. Such is the influence which the condition of our own thoughts, exercise, even over the appearance of external objects. Charles Dickens