To have a cricket on the hearth is the luckiest thing in all the world!
Interpretation
The presence of a cricket symbolizes good luck and joy in one's home.
This quote from Charles Dickens expresses a belief in the symbolism of the cricket as a bringer of happiness and good fortune. It suggests that small, simple joys within one’s home can lead to a feeling of contentment and luck, emphasizing the importance of cherishing these seemingly insignificant aspects of life.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a family gathering to celebrate the joy of being together.
I recollected one story there was in the village, how that on a certain night in the year (it might be that very night for anything I knew), all the dead people came out of the ground and sat at the heads of their own graves till morning.
A silent look of affection and regard when all other eyes are turned coldly away-the consciousness that we possess the sympathy and affection of one being when all others have deserted us-is a hold, a stay, a comfort, in the deepest affliction, which no wealth could purchase, or power bestow.
Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts. I was better after I had cried, than before--more sorry, more aware of my own ingratitude, more gentle.
There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.
You might, from your appearance, be the wife of Lucifer,” said Miss Pross, in her breathing. “Nevertheless, you shall not get the better of me. I am an Englishwoman.
Christmas is a poor excuse every 25th of December to pick a man's pockets.
You are without needs. There is nothing that you need in order to be perfectly happy. You only think that there is. Your deepest, most perfect happiness will be found within, and once you find it, nothing exterior to your Self can match it, nor can anything destroy it.
I'd much rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0.
Happiness is working with Jack Lemmon.
A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.
The more we allow ourselves to enjoy, the more reasons we find to be joyful.
Foolish is my happiness, and foolish things will it speak: it is still too young—so have patience with it!
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