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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The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less...

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less...

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

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

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.

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...

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

She unbent her mind afterwards - over a book.

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

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

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

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...

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.

I love to lose myself in other men's minds.

I love to lose myself in other men's minds.

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...

Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

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...

I could never hate anyone I knew

I could never hate anyone I knew

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

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

Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in...

Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in...

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...

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...

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.