Frederick Locker-Lampson
The world's as ugly as sin, And almost as delightful.Collection: Crazy
I believe that nothing completely satisfies an imaginative writer but copious and continuous draughts of unmitigated praise, always provided it is accompanied by a large and increasing sale of his works.Collection: Believe
Vanitas vanitatum has rung in the ears Of gentle and simple for thousands of years; The wail still is heard, yet its notes never scare Either simple or gentle from Vanity Fair.Collection: Simple
It is a good thing to read books, and need not be a bad thing to write them, but in any case, it is a pious thing to collect them.Collection: Book
Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.Collection: Cobblers