We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself.

Quote by Charles Lamb

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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.

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 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...

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.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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 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 trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you...

The trumpet does no more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you...

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...

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

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

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...

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

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

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