“Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by others.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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No company is preferable to bad. We
“No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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There are three modes of bearing the
“There are three modes of bearing the ills of life, by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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There is this difference between happiness and
“There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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Times of great calamity and confusion have
“Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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Of present fame think little, and of
“Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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The first requisite for success is the
“The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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The society of dead authors has this
“The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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There are two way of establishing a
“There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as
“Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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Death is the liberator of him whom
“Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console.”
— Charles Caleb Colton
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