Why should I disguise what you know so well, but what the crowd never dream of? We companies are all birds of prey; mere birds of prey. The only question is, whether in serving our own turn, we can serve yours too; whether in double-lining our own nest, we can put a single living into yours. ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
Martin Chuzzlewit Quotes
Martin Chuzzlewit was Dickens’s sixth novel. It as first published in installments that ran from 1843 to 1844. We hope you enjoy this collection of 35 quotes from Martin Chuzzlewit.
Indeed, it may be laid
Indeed, it may be laid down as a general principle, that the more extended the ancestry, the greater the amount of violence and vagabondism; for in ancient days those two amusements, combining a wholesome excitement with a promising means of repairing shattered fortunes, were at once the ennobling pursuit and the healthful recreation of the Quality of this land. ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
My Meaning Is
"My meaning is, that no man can expect his children to respect what he degrades." ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
“There is no such passion
“There is no such passion in human nature, as the passion for gravy among commercial gentlemen.” ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
The earth covered with a
The earth covered with a sable pall as for the burial of yesterday; the clumps of dark trees, its giant plumes of funeral feathers, waving sadly to and fro: all hushed, all noiseless, and in deep repose, save the swift clouds that skim across the moon, and the cautious wind, as, creeping after them upon the ground, it stops to listen, and goes rustling on, and stops again, and follows, like a savage on the trail. ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
But the words she spoke
But the words she spoke of Mrs Harris, lambs could not forgive . . . nor worms forget. ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
“It’s as well to be
“It’s as well to be kind whenever one can.” ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
And though home is a
And though home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit answered to, in strongest conjuration. ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
She stood for some moments
She stood for some moments gazing at the sisters, with affection beaming in one eye, and calculation out of the other. ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
Ecod, you may say what
“Ecod, you may say what you like of my father, then, and so I give you leave,” said Jonas. “I think it’s liquid aggravation that circulates through his veins, and not regular blood.” ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
