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It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.

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Calamity with us, is made an excuse for doing wrong. With them, it is erected into a reason for their doing right. This is really the justice of rich ...more

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On the appointed day -- I think it was the next day, but no matter -- Traddles and I repaired to the prison where Mr. Creakle was powerful. It was an ...more

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There are some upon this earth of yours who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfi...more

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Now, to be sure, Mrs Varden thought, here is a perfect character. Here is a meek, righteous, thoroughgoing Christian, who, having mastered all these q...more

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Those darling byegone times, Mr Carker,' said Cleopatra, 'with their delicious fortresses, and their dear old dungeons, and their delightful places of...more

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All other swindlers upon earth are nothing compared to self-swindlers.

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[S]he stood for some moments gazing at the sisters, with affection beaming in one eye, and calculation shining out of the other.