Ch. 34
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Under an accumulation of staggerers, no man can be considered a free agent. No man knocks himself down; if his destiny knocks him down, his destiny must pick him up again.
— Charles Dickens
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Source: Wikiquote: "Charles Dickens" (Quotes, The Old Curiosity Shop (1841): Full text online at Wikisource at Project Gutenberg ยทย at the Internet Archive )
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About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 โ 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 โ 9 June 1870) was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Charles Dickens was trying to ban workhouses his whole career.
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