Borrowers of books, those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes.

Quote by Charles Lamb

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

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

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 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...

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...

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a...

A pun is not bound by the laws which limit nicer wit. It is a...

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

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

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.

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.

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

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

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

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...

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.