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The Old Curiosity Shop Quotes
The habit of paying compliments kept a man’s tongue oiled without any expense.
Source:
(ed. 1853), Chapter XXXV, Page 158
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Book:
The Old Curiosity Shop
Writer:
Charles Dickens
Genre:
Fiction, Classics
Published:
1841
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