Many of his novels, with their recurrent theme of social reform, first appeared in magazines in serialised form, a popular format at the time. Unlike other authors who completed entire novels before serialisation, Dickens often created the episodes as they were being serialized. The practice lent his stories a particular rhythm, punctuated by cliffhangers to keep the public looking forward to the next installment. The continuing popularity of his novels and short stories is such that they have never gone out of print.

1. A day wasted on others is not wasted on one’s self.

2. A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.

3. Although a skillful flatterer is a most delightful companion if you have him all to yourself, his taste becomes very doubtful when he takes to complimenting other people.

4. An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.

5. Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

6. Credit is a system whereby a person who can not pay gets another person who can not pay to guarantee that he can pay.

7. Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!

8. I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time.

9. If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

10. It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper; so cry away.

11. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness . . . it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair . . . in short, the period was so far like the present period.

12. Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, it is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress.

13. No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else.

14. Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you’ve conquered human nature.

15. Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many - not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

16. The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.

17. The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.

18. The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists.

19. There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.

20. Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers, and are fatuous preservers of youthful looks.

21. Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest.

1. A Christmas Carol
2. A Tale of Two Cities
3. Oliver Twist

His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. These values gained prominence in China over other doctrines, such as Legalism (法家) or Taoism (道家) during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE). Confucius’ thoughts have been developed into a system of philosophy known as Confucianism (儒家). It was introduced to Europe by the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci, who was the first to Latinise the name as “Confucius.”

His teachings may be found in the Analects of Confucius (論語), a collection of “brief aphoristic fragments”, which was compiled many years after his death. For nearly 2,000 years he was thought to be the editor or author of all the Five Classics (五經) such as the Classic of Rites (禮記) (editor), and the Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋) (author).

Kong Qiu (孔丘), as Confucius is commonly known, is a combination of his surname (孔) and his given name (丘), and he was also known as Zhong Ni (仲尼), which is his courtesy name. He was born in 551 BCE in the Lu state (This state was in the south of modern-day Shandong Province) in the later days of the Spring and Autumn Period. Confucius was from a warrior family. His father Shulianghe (叔梁紇) was a famous warrior who had military exploits in two battles and owned a fiefdom. Confucius lost his father when he was three years old, and then his mother Yan Zhengzai (顏徵在) took him and left the fiefdom because as a concubine (妾), she wanted to avoid mistreatment from Shulianghe’s formal wife. Thus, Confucius lived in poverty with his mother since childhood.

1. A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

2. Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

3. An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

4. And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

5. By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

6. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

7. Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

8. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

9. Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

10. Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

11. He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

12. He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

13. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

14. I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.

15. If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

16. If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

17. If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

18. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

19. It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

20. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

21. Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

22. Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

23. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

24. Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

25. The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

26. The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

27. The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

28. The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

29. The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

30. The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

31. They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

32. To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

33. To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

34. Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

35. When anger rises, think of the consequences.

36. When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

37. When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

38. Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

39. Learn as though you would never be able to master it; Hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

40. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

41. No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

42. Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.

43. I am not concerned that I have no place, I am concerned how I may fit myself for one, I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.

The story is about an angel, Seth (Nicolas Cage) falling in love with a surgeon, Maggie Rice (Meg Ryan). Through a patient, Nathaniel Messinger (who was once an angel), of Maggie, Seth learned that he can choose to be human. He later decided to become a human so that he can be with Maggie.

1. Never date a guy who knows more about your vagina than you do.

2. She didn’t believe in angels until she fell in love with one.

3. What if angels walked among us, and one of them fell in love with us?

4. Maggie Rice: I’m not afraid. When they ask me what I liked the best, I’ll tell them, it was you.

5. Maggie Rice: I wait all day, just hoping for one more minute with you, and I don’t even know you.

6. Seth: I was there in the stairwell… when you cried for your patient. And I touched you, remember?
Maggie Rice: Why are you doing this?
Seth: Because I’m in love with you.

7. Seth: Am I too late?
Maggie Rice: Too late?
Seth: Jordan?
Maggie Rice: I couldn’t marry Jordan. I’m in love with you.

8. Seth: To touch you… and to feel you. To be able to hold your hand right now. Do you know what that means to me? Do you - Do you know how much I love you?

Set in the contemporary Eastern United States in an unspecified suburb, the broad themes of the strip deal with Calvin’s flights of fantasy and his friendship with Hobbes, his misadventures, his unique views on a diverse range of political and cultural issues and his relationships with the people in his life, especially his parents. The dual nature of Hobbes is also a recurring motif: Calvin sees Hobbes as a live anthropomorphic tiger, while other characters see him as a stuffed animal. Though the series does not mention specific political figures or current events, it does mention broad issues like environmentalism, public education, and the flaws of opinion polls.

More Calvin and Hobbes Quotes:

1. We’re so busy watching out for what’s just ahead of us that we don’t take time to enjoy where we are.

2. Life’s disappointments are harder to take when you don’t know any swear words.

3. People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don’t realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

4. Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us.

5. Life is like topography, Hobbes. There are summits of happiness and success, flat stretches of boring routine, and valleys of frustration and failure.

More Quotes:

1. Big shots are only little shots who keep shooting.

2. Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water.

1. Goodness is beauty in the best estate.

2. There is no sin but ignorance.

3. What feeds me destroys me.

4. Virtue is the fount whence honour springs.

Colton was educated at Eton and King’s College, graduating with a B.A. in 1801 and an M.A. in 1804. In 1801 he was presented by the college with the perpetual curacy of Tiverton’s Prior’s Quarter in Devon, where he lived for many years. He was appointed to the vicarage of Kew and Petersham in 1812. His performance of church-related functions at both locations was erratic: at times conscientious and brilliant while at other times cursory and indulgent. He left formal church service, and England, in 1828. Contemporaries believed that he had fled from his creditors, who took out a legal “docket” against him, identifying him as a wine-merchant.

For two years Colton traveled throughout the United States. He later established a modest residence in Paris. There he invested in an art gallery and had a large private collection of valuable paintings. Other pastimes included wine collecting and partridge-shooting. He also frequented the gaming salons of the “Palais Royal” and was so successful that in a year or two he acquired the equivalent of 25,000 English pounds. He continued gambling, however, and lost his French fortune. At the time of his death, Colton was living on funds received from his immediate family. An illness required surgery, but Colton dreaded the operation. He eventually killed himself rather than undergo the procedure.

More Quotes

1. Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

2. He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place.

3. Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

4. The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame.

5. The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.

6. There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.