# Quote — Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby

> There are not a few among the disciples of charity who require, in their vocation, scarcely less excitement than the votaries of pleasure in theirs.

- Author: [Charles Dickens](https://www.leafyquotes.com/charles-dickens.md)
- Book: [Nicholas Nickleby](https://www.leafyquotes.com/charles-dickens/nicholas-nickleby.md)
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