When I consider how little of a rarity children are that every street and blind alley swarms with them that the poorest people commonly have them in most abundance that there are few marriages that are not blest with at…

Quote by Charles Lamb

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I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my...

I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my...

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.

Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.

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

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

The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should...

The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should...

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.

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

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

The man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet...

The man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet...

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

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

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

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators...

Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators...

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...

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...

Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in...

Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in...

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...

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....