Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing.

Quote by Charles Lamb

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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...

Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

It is good to love the unknown.

It is good to love the unknown.

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

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

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.

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

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

Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more...

Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more...

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.

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.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

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...

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...

The beggar is the only person in the universe not obliged to study appearance.

The beggar is the only person in the universe not obliged to study appearance.

I could never hate anyone I knew.

I could never hate anyone I knew.

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...

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 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.