A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.

Quote by Charles Lamb

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

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

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...

When I consider how little of a rarity children are that every street and blind...

When I consider how little of a rarity children are that every street and blind...

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....

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving...

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving...

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.

What is reading, but silent conversation.

What is reading, but silent conversation.

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...

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

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

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

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...

I could never hate anyone I knew

I could never hate anyone I knew

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which...

No one ever regarded the First of January with indifference. It is that from which...

Opinions is a species of property - I am always desirous of sharing

Opinions is a species of property - I am always desirous of sharing

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.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

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...

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.