Quote by Charles Dickens
The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons. - Ch

The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons. – Charles Dickens

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Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some. – Charles Dickens

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