“No man knocks himself down; if his destiny knocks him down, his destiny must pick him up again.”

— Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop (1841), Ch. 34

About Charles Dickens

1812 – 1870

English novelist, author of "A Christmas Carol" and "Great Expectations".

“Change begets change. Nothing propagates so fast.”

“His own heart laughed: and that was quite enough for him.”

“God bless us every one.”

“He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.”

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“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

“He who knows others is wise; he who knows himself is enlightened.”

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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”