And O there are days in this life, worth life and worth death.
Interpretation
Life has moments that are profoundly meaningful, where every experience feels significant.
This quote by Charles Dickens suggests that there are certain days in life that are so impactful that they deserve to be lived fully, or even transcend the notion of life and death. It captures the essence of those pivotal moments that define our existence, leaving a lasting impression on our sense of purpose and experience.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a motivational speech about cherishing significant moments.
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.
So may'st thou live, till like ripe fruit thou drop Into thy mother's lap.
If you go through life, and you don't find the beauty in an unexpected place, then you really have a sad existence.
Everyone had told her, since she became a princess-in-training, that she was very likely the most beautiful woman in the world. Now she was going to be the richest and the most powerful as well. Don't expect too much from life, Buttercup told herself as she rode along. Learn to be satisfied with what you have.
I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.
People always say time heals. Time doesn't necessarily heal anything. It allows you to manage things. There are occasions where you feel the pain as if it just happened, but you know that it's a fleeting moment.
This is the strangest life I've ever known.
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