Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb
Charles Lambwas an English writer and essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth10 February 1775
children believe names
Shut not thy purse-strings always against painted distress. Act a charity sometimes. When a poor creature (outwardly and visibly such) comes before thee, do not stay to inquire whether the "seven small children," in whose name he implores thy assistance, have a veritable existence. Rake not into the bowels of unwelcome truth, to save a halfpenny. It is good to believe him.
sight shy monkeys
We are ashamed at the sight of a monkey--somehow as we are shy of poor relations.
world may shade
As half in shade and half in sun This world along its path advances, May that side the sun 's upon Be all that e'er shall meet thy glances!
Presents, I often say, endear absents.
years heaven spheres
Take all the pleasures of all the spheres, And multiply each through endless years,- One minute of heaven is worth them all.
two smoking three
May be the truth is, that one pipe is wholesome, two pipes toothsome, three pipes noisome, four pipes fulsome, five pipes quarrelsome; and that's the some on't.
reading ears needs
Milton almost requires a solemn service of music to be played before you enter upon him. But he brings his music, to which who listen had need bring docile thoughts and purged ears.
age aging grows
I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.
practice enjoy-life theory
My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it.
birthday new-year holiday
New Year's Day is every man's birthday.
book eye modern-novel
Books of quick interest, that hurry on for incidents are for the eye to glide over only. It will not do to read them out. I could never listen to even the better kind of modern novels without extreme irksomeness.
sports pain hours
To sigh, yet feel no pain; To weep, yet scarce know why; To sport an hour with Beauty's chain, Then throw it idly by.
marriage wedding couple
Nothing to me is more distasteful than that entire complacency and satisfaction which beam in the countenances of a new married couple; in that of the lady particularly; it tells you that her lot is disposed of in this world; that you can have no hopes for her.
anxiety human-nature cowardice
The most mortifying infirmity in human nature, to feel in ourselves, or to contemplate in another, is perhaps cowardice.