Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.

Quote by Charles Lamb

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

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

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

We grow gray in our spirit long before we grow gray in our hair.

We grow gray in our spirit long before we grow gray in our hair.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

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...

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to...

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to...

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

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

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

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...

Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in...

Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in...

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

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

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