Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

Quote by Charles Lamb

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

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

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.

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...

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...

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

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 red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.

The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's...

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's...