Today would be the 200th birthday of the beloved author Charles Dickens. In honor of him and his works I thought I would share some of my favorite quotes of his with you!


A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.

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

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

Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.

Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration.

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.

In the little world in which children have their existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice.

It is a pleasant thing to reflect upon, and furnishes a complete answer to those who contend for the gradual degeneration of the human species, that every baby born into the world is a finer one than the last.

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



With that being said I'd love to know y'alls favorite quotes of his and also favorite book. My favorite is " A Tale of Two Cities"! It is very sad but such a good story of love, friendship, and war.