Charles Dickens

"Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is godlike."

"The human heart does not long remain in a passive state."

"In the night, in the dark, the human heart learns its real condition."

"The highest aspirations of humanity are born in moments of quiet reflection."

"What is the use of words unless they be held in memory and cherished there like gems?"

"Memory is the treasury of the poor."

"Youth is a blessing and a curse upon the human spirit."

"The most simple and most powerful truths are often the most difficult to communicate."

"In the rush of life's concerns, we must never forget our obligations to others."

"The world breaks everyone, and some become strong in the broken places."

"What keeps your heart alive is not what you receive, but what you give."

"The depths of despair are but the soil from which hope grows."

"We accept the love we think we deserve."

"Every human heart has its own mystery."

"The poor may be oppressed, but they are not silent."

"Time, like all great forces, makes its way without heeding obstacles."

"The greatest gift a parent can give is permission to be yourself."

"In the presence of true love and friendship, nothing is impossible."

"The art of being a good listener is as difficult as the art of being a good speaker."

"Providence provides for every creature but man must provide for himself."

"The fog has not yet lifted from the minds of the people."

"A man may mistake the stars reflected in a pool for the sky itself."

"The human spirit is capable of extraordinary transformation through love."

"We are shaped by the hands that guide us in our youth."

"Every moment holds the possibility of change."

"The smallest act of kindness echoes through eternity."

"What is true in your heart is true in the world."

"The past cannot be changed; the future is uncertain; only the present moment is truly ours."

"Evil often disguises itself as something ordinary and familiar."

"The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions."