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Charles Lamb (February 10, 1775 - December 27, 1834) was an English writer known for his essays and literary criticism. Lamb is celebrated for his unique sense of humor and profound insights into everyday life. His most famous works include 'Elias Ward' and 'The Tales of a Grandfather'.

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Famous Charles Lamb Quotes

“Men marry for fortune, and sometimes to please their fancy; but, much oftener than is suspected, they consider what the world will say of it--how such a woman in their friends' eyes will look at the head of a table. Hence we see so many insipid beauties made wives of, that could not have struck the particular fancy of any man that had any fancy at all.”

Men World Looks Made Sometimes Eye Wife Particular Please Tables Fortune Fancy Insipid

Book:Miscellaneous prose (1798-1834)

Source: Miscellaneous prose (1798-1834)

“I have done all that I came into this world to do. I have worked task work, and have the rest of the day to myself.”

World Done This World Tasks

Book:The Essays of Elia and Eliana

Source: The Essays of Elia and Eliana

“Is the world all grown up? Is childhood dead? Or is there not in the bosom of the wisest and the best some of the child's heart left, to respond to its earliest enchantments?”

World Heart Children Left Childhood Bosoms Wisest Enchantment

Author:Charles Lamb

“The world meets nobody half way.”

World Way Half Half Way

Book:The Essays of Elia

Source: The Essays of Elia

“Here cometh April again, and as far as I can see the world hath more fools in it than ever.”

World I Can Fool Spring Funny Inspirational April Fooled Pranks April And Spring April Fools Day April Fools Fools Day Funny April Fools Day Funny April Fools

Author:Charles Lamb

“As down in the sunless retreats of the ocean Sweet flowers are springing no mortal can see, So deep in my soul the still prayer of devotion, Unheard by the world, rises silent to Thee. As still to the star of its worship, though clouded, The needle points faithfully o'er the dim sea, So dark when I roam in this wintry world shrouded, The hope of my spirit turns trembling to Thee.”

World Stills Soul Spirit Turns Stars Dark Prayer Silence Sea Sweet Flower Ocean Worship Silent Devotion My Soul Mortals Thee Retreat Needles Trembling Unheard Clouded Sweet Flowers

Author:Charles Lamb

“Nothing to me is more distasteful than that entire complacency and satisfaction which beam in the countenances of a new married couple; in that of the lady particularly; it tells you that her lot is disposed of in this world; that you can have no hopes for her.”

World Marriage This World Couple Married Satisfaction Wedding Complacency Beam No Hope Countenance Married Couples Distasteful

Book:The Essays of Elia

Source: The Essays of Elia

“Can we ring the bells backward? Can we unlearn the arts that pretend to civilize, and then burn the world? There is a march of science; but who shall beat the drums for its retreat?”

World Art Science Beats Accounts Rings March Bells Retreat Unlearn

Book:The Works of Charles Lamb: To which are Prefixed His Letters, and a Sketch of His Life

Source: The Works of Charles Lamb: To which are Prefixed His Letters, and a Sketch of His Life

“In every thing that relates to science, I am a whole Encyclopaedia behind the rest of the world.”

World Whole Science Behinds Accounts Relate

Book:Essays of Elia [both series]; to which are added, Letters, and Rosamund, a tale

Source: Essays of Elia [both series]; to which are added, Letters, and Rosamund, a tale

“This very night I am going to leave off tobacco! Surely there must be some other world in which this unconquerable purpose shall be realised.”

World Purpose Night Smoking Realised Tobacco Other Worlds Unconquerable Unconquerable Will

Author:Charles Lamb

“Alas! how light a cause may move Dissension between hearts that love! Hearts that the world in vain had tried, And sorrow but more closely tied; That stood the storm when waves were rough, Yet in a sunny hour fall off, Like ships that have gone down at sea When heaven was all tranquillity.”

World Love Heart May Light Moving Fall Heaven Causes Hours Gone Sea Sorrow Wave Storm Ships Vain Rough Tied Alas Sunny Tranquillity Dissension

Author:Charles Lamb

“This world is all a fleeting show, For man's illusion given The smiles of joy, the tears of woe, Deceitful shine, deceitful flow, Theres nothing true but Heaven.”

Men World Shows Joy Lying Given Heaven This World Tears Illusion Flow Shining Deceit Woe Fleeting Deceitful

Author:Charles Lamb

“When true hearts lie wither'd And fond ones are flown, Oh, who would inhabit This bleak world alone?”

World Heart Lying Bleak True Heart

Author:Charles Lamb

“There is not in the wide world a valley so sweet As that vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet.”

World Water Sweet Wide Valleys Bosoms

Author:Charles Lamb

“As half in shade and half in sun This world along its path advances, May that side the sun 's upon Be all that e'er shall meet thy glances!”

World May Sides Half Sun Path This World Shade Glances

Author:Charles Lamb