life is hard Quotes

There are able-bodied men here who work from early morning until late at night, in ice-cold cellars with a quarter of an inch of water on the floor—men who for six or seven months in the year never see the sunlight from Sunday afternoon till the next Sunday morning—

“let her cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart.”

It was only the darkened house that could contain her.

Truth was the one virtue which I might have held fast, and did hold fast, through all extremity; save when thy good,—thy life,—thy fame,—were put in question!

He would cry out for the awfulness of it

Emmanuel received him; this young man was alarmed by the appearance of every new face, for every new face might be that of a new creditor, come in anxiety to question the head of the house.

“I am not at all happy as I am. I am disgusted with my calling and with my life.