Charles Lamb

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. ”

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. ”

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives. ”

Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome companions for grown people. ”

It is good to love the unknown. ”

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

My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it. ”

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

The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days. ”