Which Dickens novel has a conversation between an older & younger man about shillings & happiness? What is the quote?
In his novel, David Copperfield, the noted English writer Dickens created the character, “Micawber”, as a friend of David. Micawber could be described as a hail-fellow-well-met, always waiting for something to turn up. One day Micawber gave a piece of advice to David in which he proceeded on the following lines: “Income, twenty shillings a week, expenditure, twenty shillings and sixpence; result, misery. Income, twenty shillings a week, expenditure, nineteen shillings and sixpence; result, happiness.” Such was the depth of Micawber’s philosophy. Sources: http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/ewilliams/MAN.
