- Spring is the time of the year, when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade. »
- It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known. »
- Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tries, and a touch that never hurts. »
- Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it. »
- It is a far, far better thing that I do now, then I have ever done before... it is a far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known before. »
- I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year. »
- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times it ws 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 we had everything before us, we had nothing before us we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way. »
- With affection beaming out of one eye, and calculation shining out of the other. »
- By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves. »
- It is a melancholy truth that even great men have their poor relations. »
- 'At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, 'it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. ... We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.' »
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