Creative Quotations from Charles Lamb (1775-1834)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Charles Lamb
(1775-1834) born on Feb 10

English "essayist, author". "The Mitre Courtier was master of the essay, e.g., "Essays of Elia," 1823."

I love to lose myself in other men's minds. When I am not walking, I am reading. I cannot sit and think; books think for me."

"He has left off reading altogether, to the great improvement of his originality."

"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."

"This is my motto: Contented with little, yet wishing for more."

"Pain is life - the sharper, the more evidence of life."

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	""Last Essays of Elia," 'Detached Thoughts on Books and Reading.'"
R:	""The Last Essays of Elia," "Detached Thoughts on Books and Reading," 1833."
A:	""The Two Races of Men.""
N:	"In "Correct Quotes for DOS," WordStar International, 1991."
K:	"Letter to Bernard Barton, 9 Jan 1824."