Pity a thing often avowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
That cowardice is incorrigible which the love of power cannot overcome. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Ignorance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a scribbled one, on which we must first erase. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Sincerely to aspire after virtue, is to gain her; and zealously to labour after her wages, is to receive them. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Jealousy is sustained as often by pride as by affection. — Charles Caleb Colton Affection Copy Share Image
Life is the jailer of the soul in this filthy prison, and its only deliverer is death. — Charles Caleb Colton Crime Copy Share Image
Criticism is like champagne, nothing more execrable if bad, nothing more excellent if good. — Charles Caleb Colton Champagne Copy Share Image
The inheritance of a distinguished and noble name is a proud inheritance to him who lives worthily of it. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Custom looks to things that are past, and fashion to things that are present, but both of them are somewhat purblind as… — Charles Caleb Colton Customs Copy Share Image
No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far… — Charles Caleb Colton Business Copy Share Image
There are two things which ought to teach us to think but meanly of human glory; the very best have had their… — Charles Caleb Colton Glory Copy Share Image
Let those who would affect singularity with success first determine to be very virtuous, and they will be sure to be very… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
It is with disease of the mind, as with those of the body; we are half dead before we understand our disorder,… — Charles Caleb Colton Body Copy Share Image
Unity of opinion is indeed a glorious and desirable thing, and its circle cannot be too strong and extended, if the centre… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
In most quarrels there is a fault on both sides. A quarrel may be compared to a spark, which cannot be produced… — Charles Caleb Colton Both sides Copy Share Image
Accustom yourself to submit on all and every occasion, and on the most minute, no less than on the most important circumstances… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
What is earthly happiness? that phantom of which we hear so much, and see so little; whose promises are constantly given and… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Many ... begin to make converts from motives of charity, but continue to do so from motives of pride. ... Charity is… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Time, the cradle of hope… Wisdom walks before it, opportunity with it, and repentance behind it: he that has made it his… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
All poets pretend to write for immortality, but the whole tribe have no objection to present pay, and present praise. Lord Burleigh… — Charles Caleb Colton Death Copy Share Image
Men are more readily contented with no intellectual light than with a little; and wherever they have been taught to acquire some… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Anguish of mind has driven thousands to suicide; anguish of body, none. This proves that the health of the mind is of… — Charles Caleb Colton Anguish Copy Share Image
There is but one pursuit in life which it is in the power of all to follow, and of all to attain.… — Charles Caleb Colton Advancement Copy Share Image
Women that are the least bashful are often the most modest. — Charles Caleb Colton Bashful Copy Share Image
Gaming is the child of avarice, but the parent of prodigality. — Charles Caleb Colton Avarice Copy Share Image
It is not so difficult a task as to plant new truths, as to root out old errors — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
The masses procure their opinions ready made in open market. — Charles Caleb Colton Investing Copy Share Image
The whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other — Charles Caleb Colton Family Copy Share Image
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another. — Charles Caleb Colton Antiquity Copy Share Image
Our wealth is often a snare to ourselves, and always a temptation to others. — Charles Caleb Colton Inspirational Copy Share Image
Any one can give advice, such as it is, but only a wise man knows how to profit by it. — Charles Caleb Colton Advice Copy Share Image
If all seconds were as averse to duels as their principals, very little blood would be shed in that way. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Peace is the evening star of the soul, as virtue is its sun, and the two are never far apart. — Charles Caleb Colton Evening Copy Share Image
Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance. — Charles Caleb Colton Acquaintance Copy Share Image
Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom. — Charles Caleb Colton Doubt Copy Share Image
Success seems to be that which forms the distinction between confidence and conceit. — Charles Caleb Colton Achievement Copy Share Image
He that can please nobody is not so much to be pitied as he that nobody can please. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Envy is the coward side of Hate, And all her ways are bleak and desolate. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Slight sorrow for sin is sufficient, provided it at the same time produces amendment. — Charles Caleb Colton Amendment Copy Share Image
