“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!”(62)
“This boy is Ignorance. This girl is Want. Beware them both, and all of their degree, but most of all beware this boy, for on his brow I see that written which is Doom, unless the writing be erased.” (108)
“There are some upon this earth of yours,” returned the Spirit, “who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name, who are as strange to us and all our kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us.” (92)
“‘God bless us every one!’ said Tiny Tim, the last of all.” (97)
Works Cited
Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Charles Dickens: The Christmas Books Volume I.
Penguin Classics. New York. 1985.
Wonderful quotes from one of my very favorite Christmas novels of all time!
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Thank you, and I agree!
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God Bless Tiny Tim! And you Charles. Happy Holidays to you and yours.
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Cindy, thank you! And Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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PS- I have the complete works of Dickens in my library. Not first editions, but close.
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That is wonderful!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you!
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A lot of wisdom in this classic!
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Yes, there is!
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I so enjoyed this, Charles!
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Jennie, thank you!
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You are welcome, Charles!
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