I know enough of the world now to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything
("David Copperfield")
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Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.Charles Dickens
The night was dark, and a cold wind blew, driving the clouds, furiously and fast, before it. There was one black, gloomy mass that seemed to follow him not hurrying in the wild chase with the others, but lingering sullenly behind, and gliding darkly and stealthily on. He often looked back at this, and, more than once, stopped to let it pass over but, somehow, when he went forward again, it was still behind him, coming mournfully and slowly up, like a shadowy funeral train.
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What is meant by a knowledge of the world is simply, an acquaintance with the infirmities of men.
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'Do not repine, my friends,' said Mr. Pecksniff, tenderly. 'Do not weep for me. It is chronic.'
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Eccentricities of genius.
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No man ever walked down to posterity with so small a book under his arm.
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