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Under an accumulation of staggerers, no man can be considered a free…

Quote byCharles Dickens · 1812–1870

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Old Curiosity Shop (1841), Ch. 34.

English (original)

Under an accumulation of staggerers, no man can be considered a free agent. No man knocks himself down; if his destiny knocks him down, his destiny must pick him up again.

— Charles Dickens

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