Robert Lynd's Quote - Coleridge says that to bait a mouse-trap is as much as to say to t

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Coleridge says that to bait a mouse-trap is as much as to say to t

Coleridge says that to bait a mouse-trap is as much as to say to the mouse, Come and have a piece of cheese, and then, when it accepts the invitation, to do it to death is a betrayal of the laws of hospitality. – Robert Lynd

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Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive. – Robert Lynd

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It may be that all games are silly. But then, so are humans. – Robert Lynd

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No human being believes that any other human being has a right to be in bed when he himself is up. – Robert Lynd

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I have heard people eat most heartily of another mans meat, that is, what they do not pay for. – William Wycherley

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Nowadays the host does not admit you to his hearth, but has got the mason to build one for yourself somewhere in his alley, and hospitality is the art of keeping you at the greatest distance. – Henry David Thoreau

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And with our broth, and bread, and bits, sir friend,
Youve fared well : pray make an end ;
Two days youve larded here ; a third, ye know,
Makes guests and fish smell strong ; pray go – Robert Herrick

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Im sure I dont know half the people who come to my house. Indeed, from all I hear, I shouldnt like to. – Oscar Wilde

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