Home / Quotes / Quote by Charles Lamb

Quote by Charles Lamb

“I love to lose myself in other men's minds.... Books think for me.”

Quote by Charles Lamb

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

Work

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

This volume includes a selection of Charles Lamb's essays and personal correspondence, offering insights into his literary contributions and personal life. more

Author

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'. more

You May Also Like

“Hope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.”

Love Heart Night Stars Adversity Prosperity Recovery Sunshine

Book:Morning by Morning for Graduates

Source: Morning by Morning for Graduates

“In a very real sense not one of us is qualified, but it seems that God continually chooses the most unqualified to do his work, to bear his glory. If we are qualified, we tend to think that we have done the job ourselves. If we are forced to accept our evident lack of qualification, then there's no danger that we will confuse God's work with our own, or God's glory with our own.”

Ifs Thinking Real Done Seems Jobs Accepting Danger Humility Bears Glory Evident Qualified Qualifications Unqualified

Book:Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

Source: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

“What's burning down is a re-creation of a period revival house patterned after a copy of a copy of a copy of a mock Tudor big manor house. It's a hundred generations removed from anything original, but the truth is aren't we all?”

Bigs House Generations Creation Periods Truth Is Hundred Originals Burning Copies Revival Mock Tudors Burning Down

Author:Chuck Palahniuk

“Juno: WOOOAH! ....Dreeeaaam BIG!”

Author:Diablo Cody

“Don't worry about your originality. You couldn't get rid of it even if you wanted to. It will stick with you and show up for better or worse in spite of all you or anyone else can do.”

Ifs Shows Wanted Can Do Worry Sticks Spite Originality

Author:Robert Henri

“Art tends toward balance, order, judgment of relative values, the laws of growth, the economy of living – very good things for anyone to be interested in.”

Art Law Values Order Growth Economy Balance Judgment Good Things Very Good Relative Relative Value

Book:The Art Spirit

Source: The Art Spirit

“It's all mirror, mirror on the wall because beauty is power the same way money is power the same way a gun is power.”

Way Beauty Wall Gun Mirrors Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Book:Invisible Monsters: A Novel

Source: Invisible Monsters: A Novel

“Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out.”

Book:The Art Spirit

Source: The Art Spirit

“Pretend you are dancing or singing a picture. A worker or painter should enjoy his work, else the observer will not enjoy it.”

Should Enjoy Singing Dancing Workers Painter Observers

Book:The Art Spirit

Source: The Art Spirit

“Because we are saturated with life, because we are human, our strongest motive is life, humanity; and the stronger the motive back of the line the stronger, and therefore more beautiful, the line will be.”

Humans Beautiful Humanity Lines Stronger Drawing Motive Strongest Saturated

Book:The Art Spirit

Source: The Art Spirit