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

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

The man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet...

The man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet...

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

I could never hate anyone I knew

I could never hate anyone I knew

What is reading, but silent conversation.

What is reading, but silent conversation.

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...

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving...

I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving...

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 love to lose myself in other men's minds.

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

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.