By Esther Lombardi
Updated February 06, 2016.
Charles Dickens came from a life of poverty and deprivation, but he drew from many of his earliest experiences to create some of the most memorable characters of all time. Now, Dickens is still considered one of the greatest writers of the Victorian Period, with works including: "A Christmas Carol," "A Tale of Two Cities," "Bleak House," David Copperfield," "Great Expectations," "Hard Times," and many more. Here are a few quotes from the prolific writing career of Charles Dickens.
"A day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self."
- Charles Dickens
"A loving heart is the truest wisdom."
- Charles Dickens
An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself."
- Charles Dickens
"Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen six, result happiness."
- Charles Dickens
"Dreams are the bright creatures of poem and legend, who sport on the earth in the night season, and melt away with the first beam of the sun which lights grim care and stern reality on their daily pilgrimage through the world."
- Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby