A man in public life expects to be sneered at — it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself. – Charles Dickens
I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words together. – Charles Dickens
I am at the moment deaf in the ears, hoarse in the throat, red in the nose, green in the gills, damp in the eyes, twitchy in the joints and fractious in temper from a most intolerable and oppressive cold. – Charles Dickens
There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. – Charles Dickens