It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable, hones…

Charles Dickens
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It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable, honest-hearted duty-doing man flies out into the world, but it is very possible to know how it has touched one's self in going by. ✨ Charles Dickens (1881). Great Expectations, p.131
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It is not possible to know how far the influence of any amiable, honest-hearted duty-doing man flies out into the world, but it is very possible to know how it has touched one's self in going by. ✨ Charles Dickens (1881). Great Expectations, p.131

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