"Martin Chuzzlewit" Quotes
"Martin Chuzzlewit" follows the journey of a young man and his selfish grandfather as they navigate greed, hypocrisy, and redemption within a cast of eccentric characters in Victorian England.
classics | 830 pages | Published in NaN
Quotes
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
He who is false to present duty breaks a thread in the loom, and will find the flaw when he may have forgotten its cause.
Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he's well dressed.
A man must be far gone in patriotism before he can come to a conviction of the truth of the maxim that the public interest is the private interest.
The voice of the people is the voice of God.
The two most common things in the world are energy and money.
We need never be ashamed of our tears.
The first dark day of nothingness, the first of the ebb, was in the decline of his fortunes.
The sufferings of the very poor, that they are called upon most to endure, almost surpass belief.
What is the use of repentance if it does not lead to good deeds?
