There are like to be short graces where the devil plays host. Charles Lamb More Quotes by Charles Lamb More Quotes From Charles Lamb To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives. Charles Lamb prerogative enjoy sick Oh, breathe not his name! let it sleep in the shade, Where cold and unhonour'd his relics are laid Charles Lamb shade names sleep For God's sake (I never was more serious) don't make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print. Charles Lamb gentleman sake dog Since all the maids are good and lovable, from whence come the bad wives? Charles Lamb maids women wife The English writer, Charles Lamb, said one day: "I hate that man." "But you don't know him." "Of course, I don't," said Lamb. "Do you think I could possibly hate a man I know?" Charles Lamb hate men thinking My theory is to enjoy life, but the practice is against it. Charles Lamb enjoy-life enjoy practice life 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 shine you soul beauty The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth and have it found out by accident. Charles Lamb good know pleasure action What is reading, but silent conversation. Charles Lamb silent reading conversation Nothing puzzles me more than the time and space; and yet nothing troubles me less. Charles Lamb nothing me space time