He that has cut the claws of the lion will not feel quite secure until he has also drawn his teeth. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
“Men are born with two eyes but only one tongue in order that they should see twice as much as they say.” — Charles Caleb Colton Eyes Copy Share Image
False reasoners are often best confuted by giving them the full swing of their own absurdities. — Charles Caleb Colton Absurdities Copy Share Image
It is astonishing how much more people are interested in lengthening life than improving it. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to instruct, even our friends. — Charles Caleb Colton Education Copy Share Image
Body and mind, like man and wife, do not always agree to die together. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner. — Charles Caleb Colton Dinner Copy Share Image
To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Much too oft we make life gloomy-- When happy we might be, If we gathered more of sunshine, And not dark shadows… — Charles Caleb Colton Dark Copy Share Image
Antithesis may be the blossom of wit, but it will never arrive at maturity unless sound sense be the trunk and truth… — Charles Caleb Colton Antithesis Copy Share Image
Gaming has been resorted to by the affluent as a refuge from ennui. It is a mental dram, and may succeed for… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Charles Fox said that restorations were the most bloody of all revolutions; and he might have added that reformations are the best… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
We are more inclined to hate one another for points on which we differ, than to love one another for points on… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine; but if we defer tasting… — Charles Caleb Colton Age Copy Share Image
To be satisfied with the acquittal of the world, though accompanied with the secret condemnation of conscience, this is the mark of… — Charles Caleb Colton Acquittal Copy Share Image
As the grand discordant harmony of the celestial bodies may be explained by the simple principles of gravity and impulse, so also… — Charles Caleb Colton Body Copy Share Image
Perhaps that is nearly the perfection of good writing which is original, but whose truth alone prevents the reader from suspecting that… — Charles Caleb Colton Books Copy Share Image
Let us not be too prodigal when we are young, nor too parsimonious when we are old. Otherwise we shall fall into… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
If martyrdom is now on the decline, it is not because martyrs are less zealous, but because martyr-mongers are more wise. The… — Charles Caleb Colton Decline Copy Share Image
The truly great consider, first, how they may gain the approbation of God, and, secondly, that of their own conscience. Having done… — Charles Caleb Colton Applause Copy Share Image
Men spend their lives in anticipations,—in determining to be vastly happy at some period when they have time. But the present time… — Charles Caleb Colton Advantage Copy Share Image
It is with honesty in one particular as with wealth,--those that have the thing care less about the credit of it than… — Charles Caleb Colton Care Copy Share Image
Bigotry murders religion to frighten fools with her ghost. — Charles Caleb Colton Bigotry Copy Share Image
Those that know the least of others think the highest of themselves. — Charles Caleb Colton Bullying Copy Share Image
Modesty is the richest ornament of a woman ... the want of it is her greatest deformity. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
The most zealous converters are always the most rancorous when they fail of producing conversion. — Charles Caleb Colton Communication Copy Share Image
We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
If merited, no courage can stand against its just indignation. — Charles Caleb Colton Courage Copy Share Image
Women do not transgress the bounds of decorum so often as men; but when they do, they go greater lengths. — Charles Caleb Colton Bounds Copy Share Image
Most of our misfortunes are more supportable than the comments of our friends upon them. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success. — Charles Caleb Colton Achievement Copy Share Image
Death is the only sovereign whom no partiality can warp, and no price corrupt. — Charles Caleb Colton Death Copy Share Image
Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase. — Charles Caleb Colton Corruption Copy Share Image
If we look backwards to antiquity it should be as those that are winning a race. — Charles Caleb Colton Antiquity Copy Share Image
Error, when she retraces her steps, has farther to go before she can arrive at truth than ignorance. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved? — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
He that has never suffered extreme adversity knows not the full extent of his own depravation. — Charles Caleb Colton Adversity Copy Share Image
