Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome companions for grown people.

Quote by Charles Lamb

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Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Don't introduce me to that man! I want to go on hating him, and I...

Don't introduce me to that man! I want to go on hating him, and I...

Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see...

Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see...

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.

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

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

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to...

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to...

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

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

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

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

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

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

New Year's Day is every man's birthday.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

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...

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

Clap an extinguisher upon your irony if you are unhappily blessed with a vein of...

Clap an extinguisher upon your irony if you are unhappily blessed with a vein of...

I love to lose myself in other men's minds.

I love to lose myself in other men's minds.

For thy sake, tobacco, I would do anything but die.

For thy sake, tobacco, I would do anything but die.

Nothing puzzles me more than the time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less.

Nothing puzzles me more than the time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less.