David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens

My advice is, never do to-morrow what you can do to-day. Procrastination is the thief of time. Collar him!”

“Never,” said my aunt, “be mean in anything; never be false; never be cruel. Avoid those three vices,

That little fellow seems to be no part of me; I remember him as something left behind upon the road of life—as something I have passed, rather than have actually been—and almost think of him as of some one else.

I believe you are in earnest, and are good. I wish we all were!”

Try not to associate bodily defects with mental, my good friend, except for a solid reason.”

“We must meet reverses boldly, and not suffer them to frighten us, my dear.

Love was above all earthly considerations,

I wallow in words.

They seem to think the only return that can be made them for bringing an unfortunate young woman into the world—God bless my soul, as if she asked to be brought, or wanted to come!—is full liberty to worry her out of it again.

We can all do some good, if we will.”

“There can be no disparity in marriage, like unsuitability of mind and purpose.”

the way I look at it is, that we are all drawing on to the bottom of the hill, whatever age we are, on account of time never standing still for a single moment. So let us always do a kindness, and be over-rejoiced.

there never were greed and cunning in the world yet, that did not do too much, and over-reach themselves.

“I am afraid, dear, I was too young. I don’t mean in years only, but in experience, and thoughts, and everything. I was such a silly little creature!

The society of girls is a very delightful thing,