He that has never suffered extreme adversity knows not the full extent of his own depravation. — Charles Caleb Colton Adversity Copy Share Image
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable. — Charles Caleb Colton Charity Copy Share Image
Fashion ... has brought every thing into vogue, by turns. — Charles Caleb Colton Fashion Copy Share Image
It is the briefest yet wisest maxim which tells us to meddle not. — Charles Caleb Colton Argument Copy Share Image
A youth without fire is followed by an old age without experience. — Charles Caleb Colton Age Copy Share Image
Hope is a prodigal young heir, and experience is his banker. — Charles Caleb Colton Bankers Copy Share Image
The press is the foe of rhetoric, but the friend of reason. — Charles Caleb Colton Foe 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
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
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
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
Love is an alchemist that can transmute poison into food--and a spaniel, that prefers even punishment from one hand to caresses from… — Charles Caleb Colton Alchemist Copy Share Image
Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity than straigthforward and simple integrity in another. A knave would… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
She is deceitful as the calm that precedes the hurricane, smooth as the water on the verge of the cataract, and beautiful… — Charles Caleb Colton Daughter Copy Share Image
Emulation has been termed a spur to virtue, and assumes to be a spur of gold. But it is a spur composed… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
The French revolution was a .eune invented and constructed for the purpose of manufacturing liberty; but it had neither lever cogs, nor… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Neither can we admit that definition of genius that some would propose--"a power to accomplish all that we undertake;" for we might… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Villains are usually the worst casuists, and rush into crimes to avoid less. Henry VIII. committed murder to avoid the imputation of… — Charles Caleb Colton Adultery Copy Share Image
If it be true that men of strong imaginations are usually dogmatists--and I am inclined to think it is so--it ought to… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils. — Charles Caleb Colton Choices Copy Share Image
He that swells in prosperity will be sure to shrink in adversity. — Charles Caleb Colton Adversity Copy Share Image
It is an easy and vulgar thing to please the mob, and no very arduous task to astonish them. — Charles Caleb Colton Advertising Copy Share Image
If you want enemies, excel others; if you want friends, let others excel you. — Charles Caleb Colton Enemies Copy Share Image
No man is wise enough, nor good enough, to be trusted with unlimited power — Charles Caleb Colton Good enough Copy Share Image
A house may draw visitors, but it is the possessor alone that can detain them. — Charles Caleb Colton Detain Copy Share Image
Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity. — Charles Caleb Colton Adversity Copy Share Image
A wise man may be duped as well as a fool; but the fool publishes the triumph of the deceiver. — Charles Caleb Colton Deceiver Copy Share Image
We owe almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed, but to those who have differed — Charles Caleb Colton Knowledge Copy Share Image
He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place. — Charles Caleb Colton Energy Copy Share Image
True friendship is like sound health, the value is seldom appreciated until it is lost. — Charles Caleb Colton Friend Copy Share Image
It is a common observation that any fool can get money; but they are not wise that think so. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
We often regret we did not do otherwise, when that very otherwise would, in all probability, have done for us. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
The hate which we all bear with the most Christian patience is the hate of those who envy us. — Charles Caleb Colton Bears Copy Share Image
Pedantry prides herself on being wrong by rules; while common sense is contented to be right without them. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
