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

Topics: Charles Lamb Quotes

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...

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

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...

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.

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...

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

Gluttony and surfeiting are no proper occasions for thanksgiving.

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...

It is good to love the unknown.

It is good to love the unknown.

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.

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...

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...

What is reading, but silent conversation.

What is reading, but silent conversation.

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

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

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...

Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.

Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.

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.

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.

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...

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 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...