“Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.”
More from Charles Dickens
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“Don't leave a stone unturned. It's always something, to know you have done the most you could.”
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“Reflect on your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
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“We need never be ashamed of our tears.”
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“I do not know the American gentleman, god forgive me for putting two such words together.”
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“Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.”