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Quotes from Dombey and Son — Charles Dickens

1812–1870 England

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The bearings of this observation lays in the application on it.

Dombey and Son (1846)

He’s tough, ma’am,—tough is J. B.; tough and devilish sly.

Dombey and Son (1846)

If you could see my legs when I take my boots off, you'd form some idea of what unrequited affection is.

Dombey and Son (1846)

"Wal'r, my boy," replied the Captain, "in the Proverbs of Solomon you will find the following words, 'May we never want a friend in need, nor a bottle to give him!' When found, make a note of."

Dombey and Son (1846)

…not an orphan in the wide world can be so deserted as the child who is an outcast from a living parent’s love.

Dombey and Son (1846)

... vices are sometimes only virtues carried to excess!

Dombey and Son (1846)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Charles Dickens (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.