Quote by Charles Lamb
For Gods sake (I never was more serious) dont make me ridiculous a

For Gods sake (I never was more serious) dont make me ridiculous any more by terming me gentle-hearted in print… substitute drunken dog, ragged head, seld-shaven, odd-eyed, stuttering, or any other epithet which truly and properly belongs to the gentleman in question. – Charles Lamb

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The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth. – Charles Lamb

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Newspapers always excite curiosity. No one ever lays one down without a feeling of disappointment. – Charles Lamb

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How a sickness enlarges the dimensions of a mans self to himself! He is his own exclusive object. Supreme selfishness is inculcated in him as his only duty, – Charles Lamb

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Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness. – Mencius (Mengzi Meng-tse)

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What people say behind your back is your standing in the community. – Edward W. Howe

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Should envious tongues some malice frame; to soil and tarnish your good name; Live it Down! – Henry Rink

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His reputation is what men say he is. That can be damaged; but reputation is for time, character is for eternity. – John B. Gough

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