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…

Quote by Charles Lamb

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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...

We grow gray in our spirit long before we grow gray in our hair.

We grow gray in our spirit long before we grow gray in our hair.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

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...

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

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...

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...

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...

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

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...

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.

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...

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...

The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.

The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.

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

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