Look round and round upon this bare bleak plain, and see even here, upon a winter’s day, how beautiful the shadows are! Alas! it is the nature of their kind to be so. The loveliest things in life, Tom, are but shadows; and they come and go, and change and fade away, as rapidly as these! ~ 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.
A moment, and its glory
A moment, and its glory was no more. The sun went down beneath the long dark lines of hill and cloud which piled up in the west an airy city, wall heaped on wall, and battlement on battlement; the light was all withdrawn; the shining church turned cold and dark; the stream forgot to smile; the birds were silent; and the gloom of winter dwelt on everything. ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
“Rich folks may ride on
“Rich folks may ride on camels, but it an’t so easy for ’em to see out of a needle’s eye. That is my comfort, and I hope I knows it.” ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
The Education of Mr. Jonas
The education of Mr. Jonas had been conducted from his cradle on the strictest principles of the main chance. The very first word he learnt to spell was "gain" and the second (when he got into two syllables), "money". But for two results, which were not ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
Men were weighed by their
Men were weighed by their dollars, measures gauged by their dollars; life was auctioneered, appraised, put up, and knocked down for its dollars. ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
On the motionless branches of
On the motionless branches of some trees, autumn berries hung like clusters of coral beads, as in those fabled orchards where the fruits were jewels. ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
“Mind and matter,” said the
“Mind and matter,” said the lady in the wig, “glide swift into the vortex of immensity. Howls the sublime, and softly sleeps the calm Ideal, in the whispering chambers of Imagination.” ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
“What lawsuits grow out of
“What lawsuits grow out of the graves of rich men, every day; sowing perjury, hatred, and lies among near kindred, where there should be nothing but love!” ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
“Regrets,” said Martin, “are the
“Regrets,” said Martin, “are the natural property of grey hairs.” ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
Any man may be in
“Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There ain’t much credit in that.” ~ Martin Chuzzlewit
