I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my joyful school days - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

Quote by Charles Lamb

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Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more...

Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more...

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

My motto is: Contented with little, yet wishing for more.

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less...

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less...

I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.

I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have...

The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have...

Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.

Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.

The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you...

The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you...

The measure of choosing well, is, whether a man likes and finds good in what...

The measure of choosing well, is, whether a man likes and finds good in what...

The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed...

The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed...

We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity....

We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity....

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a...

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a...

Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.

Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life.

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if...

I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if...

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.