Creative Quotations from . . .
Charles Dickens
(1812-1870) born on
Feb 07
English "novelist, dramatist". "He was one of most prolific and popular English novelists, e.g., "A Christmas Carol," 1843 & "Tale of Two Cities," 1859."
         
   
F
You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. Stick to Facts, sir!"

R
Take nothing on its looks: take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.
A
"An idea, like a ghost . . . must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself."
N
"Train up a fig-tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it."
K
"Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!"
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Mr. Gradgrind, in "Hard Times," bk. 1, ch. 1, 1854."
R: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
A: "In "...As One Mad With Wine," by Elyse and Mike Sommer, 1991."
N: "(Captain Cuttle) Dombey and Son, Ch. 19"
K: "In "Words of Wisdom," by Wm. Safire & Leonard Safire, 1989."
   



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