140 Quotations by Charles Caleb Colton
- 21. Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.
- 22. Grant graciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannot conquer.
- 23. Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make them.
- 24. Happiness leads none of us by the same route.
- 25. Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its maz ...
- 26. He that has cut the claws of the lion will not feel quite secure until he has also drawn his teeth.
- 27. He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its pla ...
- 28. He that has never suffered extreme adversity knows not the full extent of his own depravation.
- 29. He that is good, will infallibly become better, and He that is bad, will as certainly become worse; ...
- 30. He that knows himself, knows others; and He that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very prof ...
- 31. He that thinks he is the happiest man, really is so. But He that thinks he is the wisest, is general ...
- 32. He that will believe only what he can fully comprehend must have a long head or a very short creed.
- 33. He that will not permit his wealth to do any good for others... cuts himself off from the truest ple ...
- 34. Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.
- 35. Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.
- 36. Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils.
- 37. Hurry is the mark of a weak mind, dispatch of a strong one.
- 38. If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.
- 39. If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all th ...
- 40. If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; If you would know, and not be known, liv ...
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