Charles Lamb

He is no lawyer who cannot take two sides.

The beggar wears all colors fearing none.

A laugh is worth a hundred groans in any market.

We are as liable to be corrupted by books, as by companions.

My first career ambitions involved turning into a boy; I intended to be either a railway guard or a knight errant.

Without effective protection of the citizens' right to property, it will be difficult to attract and accumulate valuable capital.