Quotations on the theme of Women by Charles Dickens.

Charles Dickens quotations on the theme of Women.

Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870) was one of the foremost writers from the Victorian era and remains a popular widely-read author today. During his lifetime he produced 15 novels, five novellas, and a large number of shorter stories and essays. He wrote from personal experiences and concerned himself with a number of contemporary social issues whilst supporting numerous charitable causes, giving assistance in time, money or personal effort. Our archive of over 500 Charles Dickens quotations are organised by both source material, i.e. the work or speech in which it originally appeared, and also grouped thematically. In this archive, we have collected quotations from Charles Dickens works on the theme of Women.

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It is a melancholy reflection that the old adage, ‘time and tide wait for no man,’ applies with equal force to the fairer portion of the creation.
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It is a melancholy reflection that the old adage, ‘time and tide wait for no man,’ applies with equal force to the fairer portion of the creation.

Sketches by Boz, The Four Sisters

It is a melancholy reflection that the old adage, ‘time and tide wait for no man,’ applies with equal force to the fairer portion of the creation.

Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz Quotations (The Four Sisters). It is a melancholy reflection that the old adage, ‘time and tide wait for no man,’ applies with equal force to the fairer portion of the creation.

The Circumlocution Office2019-08-06T23:19:58+01:00Categories: Sketches by Boz, The Four Sisters|Tags: Age, Women|

A very ugly old woman, with red rims round her eyes, and a mouth that mumbled and chattered of itself when she was not speaking.
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A very ugly old woman, with red rims round her eyes, and a mouth that mumbled and chattered of itself when she was not speaking.

Dombey and Son

A very ugly old woman, with red rims round her eyes, and a mouth that mumbled and chattered of itself when she was not speaking.

Charles Dickens Dombey and Son Quotations (Chapter 6). A very ugly old woman, with red rims round her eyes, and a mouth that mumbled and chattered of itself when she was not speaking.

The Circumlocution Office2019-05-01T10:48:49+01:00Categories: Dombey and Son|Tags: Appearance (Person), Women|

A great many very young girls grown into bold women before they had well ceased to be children.
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A great many very young girls grown into bold women before they had well ceased to be children.

The Amusements of the People

A great many very young girls grown into bold women before they had well ceased to be children.

Charles Dickens Quotations (The Amusements of the People, Part 2). A great many very young girls grown into bold women before they had well ceased to be children.

The Circumlocution Office2019-04-04T21:10:22+01:00Categories: The Amusements of the People|Tags: Childhood, Women|

She’s the ornament of her sex.
She’s the ornament of her sex.

The Old Curiosity Shop

She’s the ornament of her sex.

The Circumlocution Office2019-05-31T15:29:40+01:00Categories: The Old Curiosity Shop|Tags: Women|

A good uniform must work its way with the women, sooner or later.
A good uniform must work its way with the women, sooner or later.

The Pickwick Papers

A good uniform must work its way with the women, sooner or later.

The Circumlocution Office2019-01-07T16:51:49+00:00Categories: The Pickwick Papers|Tags: Appearance (Person), Women|

Every woman in ‘the gardens,’ who has been married for any length of time, must have had twins on two or three occasions; it is impossible to account for the extent of juvenile population in any other way.
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Every woman in ‘the gardens,’ who has been married for any length of time, must have had twins on two or three occasions; it is impossible to account for the extent of juvenile population in any other way.

Sketches by Boz

Every woman in ‘the gardens,’ who has been married for any length of time, must have had twins on two or three occasions; it is impossible to account for the extent of juvenile population in any other way.

Charles Dickens Sketches by Boz Quotations. Every woman in ‘the gardens,’ who has been married for any length of time, must have had twins on two or three occasions; it is impossible to account for the extent of juvenile population in any other way.

The Circumlocution Office2019-04-16T22:07:58+01:00Categories: Sketches by Boz|Tags: Women|

Mrs Lupin had her full share and dividend of that large capital of curiosity which is inherited by her sex.
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Mrs Lupin had her full share and dividend of that large capital of curiosity which is inherited by her sex.

Martin Chuzzlewit

Mrs Lupin had her full share and dividend of that large capital of curiosity which is inherited by her sex.

Charles Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit Quotations (Chapter 3). Mrs Lupin had her full share and dividend of that large capital of curiosity which is inherited by her sex.

The Circumlocution Office2019-11-23T15:21:07+00:00Categories: Martin Chuzzlewit|Tags: Curiosity, Women|

I have made up my mind that I must have money, Pa. I feel that I can’t beg it, borrow it, or steal it; and so I have resolved that I must marry it.
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I have made up my mind that I must have money, Pa. I feel that I can’t beg it, borrow it, or steal it; and so I have resolved that I must marry it.

Our Mutual Friend

I have made up my mind that I must have money, Pa. I feel that I can’t beg it, borrow it, or steal it; and so I have resolved that I must marry it.

The Circumlocution Office2019-04-13T09:58:04+01:00Categories: Our Mutual Friend|Tags: Money, Women|

Tongue—, well that’s a wery good thing when it ain’t a woman’s.
Tongue—, well that’s a wery good thing when it ain’t a woman’s.

The Pickwick Papers

Tongue—, well that’s a wery good thing when it ain’t a woman’s.

The Circumlocution Office2019-04-27T17:19:08+01:00Categories: The Pickwick Papers|Tags: Talking, Women|

A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper—a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable.
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A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper—a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable.

Barnaby Rudge

A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper—a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable.

Charles Dickens Barnaby Rudge Quotations (Chapter 7). A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper—a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper...

The Circumlocution Office2020-03-01T19:44:05+00:00Categories: Barnaby Rudge|Tags: Temperament, Women|

But what was a girl to Dombey and Son! In the capital of the House’s name and dignity, such a child was merely a piece of base coin that couldn’t be invested – a bad Boy – nothing more.
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But what was a girl to Dombey and Son! In the capital of the House’s name and dignity, such a child was merely a piece of base coin that couldn’t be invested – a bad Boy – nothing more.

Dombey and Son

But what was a girl to Dombey and Son! In the capital of the House’s name and dignity, such a child was merely a piece of base coin that couldn’t be invested – a bad Boy – nothing more.

Charles Dickens Dombey and Son Quotations (Chapter 1). But what was a girl to Dombey and Son! In the capital of the House’s name and dignity, such a child was merely a piece of base coin that couldn’t be invested – a bad Boy – nothing more.

The Circumlocution Office2019-05-03T18:38:31+01:00Categories: Dombey and Son|Tags: Women|

A little dry, brown, corrugated old woman, with a small face that might have been made of walnut-shells, and a large mouth like a cat’s without the whiskers.
A little dry, brown, corrugated old woman, with a small face that might have been made of walnut-shells, and a large mouth like a cat’s without the whiskers.

Great Expectations

A little dry, brown, corrugated old woman, with a small face that might have been made of walnut-shells, and a large mouth like a cat’s without the whiskers.

The Circumlocution Office2019-04-14T20:18:20+01:00Categories: Great Expectations|Tags: Appearance (Person), Women|

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