Quotes by Charles Lamb

Charles Lamb was an English essayist, poet, and antiquarian, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, co-authored with his sister, Mary Lamb. Friends with such literary luminaries as Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, and William Hazlitt, Lamb was at the centre of a major literary circle in England. He has been referred to by E.

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Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.

April, April 1stCharles Lamb
 
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Asparagus inspires gentle thoughts.

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

Charles Lamb
 
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Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other.

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

Charles Lamb
 
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I have had playmates, I have had companions; In my days of childhood, in my joyful school days - All, all are gone, the old familiar faces.

Charles Lamb
 
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