In love of home, the love of country has its rise. Charles Dickens

I never could have done what I have done without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one subject at a time. Charles Dickens

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. Charles Dickens

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. Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities)

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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic, and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary, it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant, and kind. Failures make people cruel and bitter. Somerset Maugham

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit. Somerset Maugham

The unfortunate thing about this world is that the good habits are much easier to give up than the bad ones. Somerset Maugham

You can’t learn too soon that the most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency. Somerset Maugham
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My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way. Ernest Hemingway

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. Ernest Hemingway

Never mistake motion for action. Ernest Hemingway

Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway

A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. Ernest Hemingway
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