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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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

What is reading, but silent conversation.

What is reading, but silent conversation.

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

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

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

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

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...

I could never hate anyone I knew.

I could never hate anyone I knew.

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...

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...

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

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...

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...