Clap an extinguisher upon your irony if you are unhappily blessed with a vein of it

Quote by Charles Lamb

Topics: Irony Quotes

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

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

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

A book reads the better which is our own, and has been so long known...

A book reads the better which is our own, and has been so long known...

The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you...

The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you...

It is good to love the unknown.

It is good to love the unknown.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

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...

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.

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

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

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...

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....

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...

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...

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

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.

Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see...

Separate from the pleasure of your company, I don't much care if I never see...

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 could never hate anyone I knew.

I could never hate anyone I knew.

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

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