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Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb
English Critic
Born: Feb 10, 1775
Died: Dec 27, 1834
Book Good Man Men Nothing You
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My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more. Charles Lamb
My Motto More Wishing Contented Motto Little
Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever. Charles Lamb
World Fools April See Hath More Cometh Than As Far As Again Far Ever Here
The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive - you are leaking. Charles Lamb
You Soul Made Beauty Shine Matters Possibility Superficial Through True True Beauty Leaking Most Attractive Error Disdain Common Where Places Should Body Your Your Body Appearance Belief
A book reads the better which is our own, and has been so long known to us, that we know the topography of its blots, and dog's ears, and can trace the dirt in it to having read it at tea with buttered muffins. Charles Lamb
Book Dog Better Long Own Tea Our Ears Topography Has-Been Having Dirt Know Trace Read Known Reads Been Which Us Muffins Buttered
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident. Charles Lamb
Good Accident Action Pleasure Out Stealth Know Greatest Greatest Pleasure Good Action Found
Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other. Charles Lamb
Man Animal Better Other Must Something He Always Get Trying Gaming
He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides. Charles Lamb
Legal Lawyer Sides Take He Cannot Who Two
What is reading, but silent conversation. Charles Lamb
Conversation Reading Silent
Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected. Charles Lamb
Friendship Respected Talk Nonsense Privilege Tis Her
Nothing puzzles me more than the time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less. Charles Lamb
Time Me Space Nothing More Troubles Puzzles Time And Space Than Less
Riches are chiefly good because they give us time. Charles Lamb
Time Good Give Because Chiefly Us Riches
The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow and the men who lend. Charles Lamb
Best Men Distinct Composed Borrow According Human Form Lend Races Theory Who Human Species Species Two
The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth. Charles Lamb
Truth Latitude Teller Absolute Absolute Truth Allowed Tale Him Content Than Less
Lawyers, I suppose, were children once. Charles Lamb
Legal Once Lawyers Suppose Were Children
Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing. Charles Lamb
Gratitude You People Value Some People Nothing Gifts Some Knack Putting Real Thank Substantial Real Value Them Engage
Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength. Charles Lamb
Strength Man Weakness Child Credulity
I love to lose myself in other men's minds. Charles Lamb
Love Myself Men Lose Other Minds
To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives. Charles Lamb
Enjoy Sick
The measure of choosing well, is, whether a man likes and finds good in what he has chosen. Charles Lamb
Good Man Finds He Likes Well Whether Measure Choosing Chosen
Shakespeare is one of the last books one should like to give up, perhaps the one just before the Dying Service in a large Prayer book. Charles Lamb
Service Prayer Book Before Books Give Shakespeare Like Perhaps Up Just Dying Should Large Last
Cards are war, in disguise of a sport. Charles Lamb
War Disguise Sport Cards
Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome companions for grown people. Charles Lamb
People Own Way Fellows Unwholesome Boy Mates Capital Companions Grown Among
The man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet Street. Charles Lamb
Man Rare Recipe Melancholy Must Dull Fleet Who Street
The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days. Charles Lamb
Become Purposes Days Now
Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment. Charles Lamb
Disappointment Feeling Down No-One Excite Puts Without Always Curiosity Newspapers Ever
A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect. Charles Lamb
Pun Laws Feather Bound Wit Tickle Limit Intellect Off Pistol Which Nicer Ear
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