Charles Dickens Quotes about Passion

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Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to a Swiss farm, and live entirely surrounded by cows - and china.

Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to a Swiss farm, and live entirely surrounded by cows - and china.

Charles Dickens

Passion, Agriculture, Literature

Charles Dickens (2016). “Dombey and Son”, p.292, Xist Publishing

There are some upon this earth of yours,' returned the Spirit, 'who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name; who are as strange to us and all our kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us.

Charles Dickens

Passion, Pride, Names

Charles Dickens (1995). “Christmas Books”, p.46, Wordsworth Editions

A display of indifference to all the actions and passions of mankind was not supposed to be such a distinguished quality at that time, I think, as I have observed it to be considered since. I have known it very fashionable indeed. I have seen it displayed with such success, that I have encountered some fine ladies and gentlemen who might as well have been born caterpillars.

Charles Dickens

Passion, Thinking, Gentleman

Charles Dickens (1850). “The Personal History of David Copperfield”, p.371

There is no such passion in human nature, as the passion for gravy among commercial gentlemen.

Charles Dickens

Funny, Humorous, Passion

Charles Dickens (1850). “The life and adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit: With a frontispiece, from a drawing by Frank Stone”, p.82

There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast.

Charles Dickens

Passion, Hunting, Breasts

Oliver Twist ch. 10 (1838)

Love is not a feeling to pass away Like the balmy breath of a Summer's day....... Love is not a passion of earthly mould As a thirst for honour, or fame, or gold

Charles Dickens

Life, Summer, Passion

Charles Dickens (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)”, p.12259, Delphi Classics

You fear the world too much,' she answered gently. 'All your other hopes have merged into the hope of being beyond the chance of its sordid reproach. I have seen your nobler aspirations fall off, one by one, until the master passion, Gain, engrosses you. Have I not?

Charles Dickens

Fall, Passion, World

Charles Dickens (1950). “A Christmas carol in prose, being a ghost story of Christmas: With original art and narration by Jon Langford”, p.31, Google Play Books

This fine young man had all the inclination to be a profligate of the first water, and only lacked the one good trait in the common catalogue of debauched vices - open-handedness - to be a notable vagabond. But there his griping and penurious habits stepped in; and as one poison will sometimes neutralise another, when wholesome remedies would not avail, so he was restrained by a bad passion from quaffing his full measure of evil, when virtue might have sought to hold him back in vain.

Charles Dickens

Passion, Men, Evil

Charles Dickens (2017). “Children's Tales from Dickens – The Great Classics & The Wonderful Stories for Children (Illustrated Edition): Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, Holiday Romance, The Old Curiosity Shop, Nicholas Nickleby, Martin Chuzzlewit, Christmas Stories, A Child’s Dream of a Star…”, p.1935, e-artnow