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

Quote by Charles Lamb

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Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

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...

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....

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides

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

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

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

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...

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.

Opinions is a species of property - I am always desirous of sharing

Opinions is a species of property - I am always desirous of sharing

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...

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...

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

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

I could never hate anyone I knew.

I could never hate anyone I knew.

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

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

Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome...

Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome...

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.