"Men will wrangle for religion, write for it,……" — Charles Caleb Colton
"Men will wrangle for religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it; anything but live for it."
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484 Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton has 484 quotes on this site.
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Friendship often ends in love, but love in friendship - never.
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We cannot think too highly of our nature, nor too humbly of ourselves.
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Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that…
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Early rising not only gives us more life in the same number of years, but adds, likewise, to their number;…
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Ambition is to the mind what the cap is to the falcon; it blinds us first, and then compels us…
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There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
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Of all the marvelous works of God, perhaps the one angels view with the most supreme astonishment, is a proud…
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To despise our own species is the price we must often pay for knowledge of it.
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Pride requires very costly food-its keeper's happiness.
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Pride, like the magnet, constantly points to one object, self; but, unlike the magnet, it has no attractive pole, but…
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We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine, but if defer…
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Opinions, like showers, are generated in high places, but they invariably descend into lower ones, and ultimately flow down to…
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Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was…
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I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional…
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
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It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to…
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The life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow…
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Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible…
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The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships,…
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Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what…
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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.
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Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international…
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I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict…
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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too…
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