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Some people have a knack of putting upon you gifts of no real value, to engage you to substantial gratitude. We thank them for nothing.
Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.
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The drinking man is never less himself than during his sober intervals.
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Man is a gaming animal. He must be always trying to get the better in something or other.
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In some respects the better a book is, the less it demands from binding.
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How sickness enlarges the dimensions of a man’s self to himself! Supreme selfishness is inculcated upon him as his only duty.
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I am determined that my children shall be brought up in their father's religion, if they can find out what it is.
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Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.
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Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates but they are unwholesome companions for grown people.
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Nothing to me is more distasteful than that entire complacency and satisfaction which beam in the countenances of a newly married couple.
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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.