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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.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Am Brought Children Determined Father Find Out Religion Shall Up I Am

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Boys are capital fellows in their own way, among their mates; but they are unwholesome companions for grown people.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Among Boy Capital Companions Fellows Grown Mates Own People Way

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The man must have a rare recipe for melancholy, who can be dull in Fleet Street.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Dull Fleet Man Melancholy Must Rare Recipe Street Who

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To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Enjoy Sick

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A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Any Groans Hundred Laugh Market Worth

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Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever puts one down without the feeling of disappointment.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Always Curiosity Disappointment Down Ever Excite Feeling Newspapers Puts Without

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Riches are chiefly good because they give us time.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Because Chiefly Give Good Riches Time Us

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I'd like to grow very old as slowly as possible.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Grow Like Old Possible Slowly Very

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I could never hate anyone I knew.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Anyone Could Hate Knew Never

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Anything awful makes me laugh. I misbehaved once at a funeral.

~Charles Lamb

Topics: Anything Awful Funeral Laugh Makes Me Once

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Critic

Born: February 10th, 1775

Died: December 27th, 1834

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