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Charles Lamb

11 quotes

Charles Lamb is proof that you do not need celebrity to say something worth remembering. Charles Lamb's observations on Legal are as sharp as their thoughts on Beauty, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Browse 11 quotes by Charles Lamb that cover ground from Legal, Beauty, War, Truth, and Strength. Readers often gravitate to this one: "Lawyers, I suppose, were children once."

“Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.”

— Charles Lamb

Strength

All Quotes by Charles Lamb

“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

Religion

“Tis the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected.”

— Charles Lamb

Friendship

“New Year's Day is every man's birthday.”

— Charles Lamb

Birthday

“The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth.”

— Charles Lamb

Truth

“The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine through. If there are places on your body where this is a possibility, you are not attractive - you are leaking.”

— Charles Lamb

Beauty

“Credulity is the man's weakness, but the child's strength.”

— Charles Lamb

Strength

“The human species, according to the best theory I can form of it, is composed of two distinct races, the men who borrow and the men who lend.”

— Charles Lamb

Best

“Let us live for the beauty of our own reality.”

— Charles Lamb

Beauty

“Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.”

— Charles Lamb

Legal

“Cards are war, in disguise of a sport.”

— Charles Lamb

War

“He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.”

— Charles Lamb

Legal