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

Quote by Charles Lamb

Topics: Irony Quotes

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

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

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

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

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

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

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...

Shakespeare is one of the last books one should like to give up, perhaps the...

Shakespeare is one of the last books one should like to give up, perhaps the...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

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...

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.

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

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

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...