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Famous Quotes in History by Charles Lamb - 1


This category is for famous quotes in history by Charles Lamb.

Charles Lamb was an English essayist and critic. He was born in 1775 and died in 1834.

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Borrowers


Borrowers of books-those mutilators of collections, spoilers of the symmetry of shelves, and creators of odd volumes.


Humans


The human species is composed of two distinct races: the men who borrow, and the men who lend.


Lawyers


He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.


Liars


He did not stand shivering upon the brink, he was a thorough-paced liar, and plunged at once into the depths of your credulity.


Originality


He has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality.


Pleasure


The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident.


Presents


Presents endear absents.


Puns


I never knew an enemy to puns who was not an ill-natured man.


Reading


We read to say that we have read.


Satire


Satire does not look pretty upon a tombstone.

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