The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better. – Charles Dickens
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort. – Charles Dickens

The word of a gentleman is as good as his bond; and sometimes better. – Charles Dickens
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort. – Charles Dickens
With affection beaming in one eye, and calculation shining out of the other. – Charles Dickens
A man in public life expects to be sneered at — it is the fault of his elevated situation, and not of himself. – Charles Dickens