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[ Of Samuel Taylor Coleridge :] An Archangel a little damaged.

The New Yale Book of Quotations

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Not childhood alone, but the young man till thirty, never feels practically that he is mortal.
We were happier when we were poorer, but we were also younger.
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This very night I am going to leave off tobacco! Surely there must be some other world in which this unconquerable purpose shall be realized.
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For thy sake, tobacco, I / Would do anything but die.
You may derive thoughts from others; your way ol thinking, the mould in which your thoughts are cast, must be your own.
We do not go [to the theatre], like our ancestors, to escape from the pressure of reality, so much as to confirm our experience of it.
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He [the schoolmaster] is awkward, and out of place, in the society of his equals. He comes like Gulliver from among his little people, and he cannot fit the stature of his understanding to yours.
All people have their blind side—their superstitions.
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The trumpet does not more stun you by its loudness, than a whisper teases you by its provoking inaudibility.
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Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English essayist, poet, philologist, historian, and civil servant. He is widely recognized for "Essays of Elia," a collection of autobiographical essays, and for "Tales from Shakespeare," which he co-wrote with his sister Mary. Lamb's life was marked by personal challenges, including his sister's mental illness and his own financial struggles. Despite these adversities, he maintained a strong friendship with many of the leading intellectuals of his time, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge. His writing is characterized by its poignancy, humor, and insight, offering a glimpse into 19th-century London life and the complexities of the human condition. He died in Edmonton, Middlesex.