When I consider how little of a rarity children are that every street and blind alley swarms with them that the poorest people commonly have them in most abundance that there are few marriages that are not blest with at…

Quote by Charles Lamb

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

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

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

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

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

Nothing puzzles me more than the time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less.

Nothing puzzles me more than the time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less.

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

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

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...

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.

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...

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to...

Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to...

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.

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...

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

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

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

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...

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

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

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

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...

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

Parents are the last people on earth who ought to have children.

The rules for parents are but three... Love, Limit, and Let them be.

The rules for parents are but three... Love, Limit, and Let them be.

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each...

To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each...