5 famous lines from Charles Dickens, word for word from the original text
Charles Dickens's 1859 novel moves between London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. It opens and closes with two of the most famous sentences in literature.
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness”
— A Tale of Two Cities, Book I, Chapter I · about 1% into the book
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.”
— A Tale of Two Cities, Book III, Chapter XV · about 100% into the book
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be that profound secret and mystery to every other.”
— A Tale of Two Cities, Book I, Chapter III · about 2% into the book
“I wish you to know that you have been the last dream of my soul.”
— A Tale of Two Cities, Book II, Chapter XIII · about 39% into the book
“Nothing that we do, is done in vain.”
— A Tale of Two Cities, Book II, Chapter XVI · about 47% into the book
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One of the best-known lines from A Tale of Two Cities is: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness” (Book I, Chapter I).
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