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Letter "C" » Charles Lamb Quotes
«It [a pun] is a pistol let off at the ear; not a feather to tickle the intellect.»
«I hate a man who swallows it [his food], affecting not to know what he is eating. I suspect his taste in higher matters.»
«Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and rural sounds, exceed in interest a knock at the door»
«Opinions is a species of property - I am always desirous of sharing»
«The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident»
«The beggar wears all colors fearing none.»
«I am, in plainer words, a bundle of prejudices - made up of likings and dislikings.»
«Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other.»
«He has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality.»
«Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome companions for grown people.»
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