Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pound ought and six, result misery.
A word in earnest is as good as a speech.
Injustice breeds injustice
Accidents will occur in the best regulated families
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another
Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some
The sun does not shine upon this fair earth to meet frowning eyes, depend upon it.
Treachery don't come natural to beaming youth; but trust and pity, love and constancy,--they do, thank God!
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Women’s Lives in the World of Charles Dickens
London Metropolitan Archives, London (UK)
Fri, 9th March 2012 - Fri, 9th March 2012
A day of talks and presentations which explores the lives of women as reflected in historical records and literature. This event marks International Women’s Day and the 200th anniversary of Dickens. Entry £15 / £10 concessions. This event is part of the City of London's programme of events to celebrate Dickens.
