Charles Dickens, David Copperfield (1850), Chapter 9. Often quoted as "A loving heart is the truest wisdom".
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[A] loving heart was better and stronger than wisdom...
— Charles Dickens on Love
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Love" (D: [[File:Barabas-galambposta.jpg|thumb|
A song fluttered down in the form of a dove,
And it bore me a message, the one wordβLove!
The Dove by Paul Laurence Dunbar]]
[[File:Redentor.jpg|thumb|Love one another. My final lesson of history is the same as that of Jesus.
You may think that's a lot of lollipop but just try it. Love is the most practical thing in the world. If you take an attitude of love toward everybody you meet, you'll eventually get along. ~ Will Durant]])
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About Charles Dickens
Charles John Huffam Dickens, FRSA (7 February 1812 β 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 β 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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