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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.
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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.
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You may derive thoughts from others; your way ol thinking, the mould in which your thoughts are cast, must be your own.
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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.
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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.