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Best Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton
- To cure us of our immoderate love of gain, we should seriously consider how many goods there are that money will not purchase, and these…
- In cases of doubtful morality, it is usual to say is there any harm in doing this? This question may sometimes be best answered by…
- In all societies, it is advisable to associate if possible with the highest; not that the highest are always the best, but because, if disgusted…
- Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their friendship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe it to…
- As that gallant can best affect a pretended passion for one woman who has no true love for another, so he that has no real…
- It is best, if possible, to deceive no one; for he that ... begins by deceiving others, will end ... by deceiving himself.
- Light, whether it be material or moral, is the best reformer; for it prevents those disorders which other remedies sometimes cure, but sometimes confirm.
- False reasoners are often best confuted by giving them the full swing of their own absurdities.
- Antithesis may be the blossom of wit, but it will never arrive at maturity unless sound sense be the trunk and truth the root. CHARLES…
- put on the livery of the best master only to serve the worst.
- Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.
- 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.
- 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…
- Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
- A Christian builds his fortitude on a better foundation than stoicism; he is pleased with every thing that happens, because he knows it could not…
- There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to…
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- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle
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