"There are two things that bestow consequence; great……" — Charles Caleb Colton

"There are two things that bestow consequence; great possession, or great debts."

— Charles Caleb Colton

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484 Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton

Charles Caleb Colton has 484 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Friendship often ends in love, but love in friendship - never.
We cannot think too highly of our nature, nor too humbly of ourselves.
Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that…
Early rising not only gives us more life in the same number of years, but adds, likewise, to their number;…
Ambition is to the mind what the cap is to the falcon; it blinds us first, and then compels us…
There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
Of all the marvelous works of God, perhaps the one angels view with the most supreme astonishment, is a proud…
To despise our own species is the price we must often pay for knowledge of it.
Pride requires very costly food-its keeper's happiness.
Pride, like the magnet, constantly points to one object, self; but, unlike the magnet, it has no attractive pole, but…
We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine, but if defer…
Opinions, like showers, are generated in high places, but they invariably descend into lower ones, and ultimately flow down to…

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Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces… — Teresa of Avila
Friendless. Having no favors to bestow. Destitute of fortune. Addicted to utterance of truth and common sense. — Ambrose Bierce
In time, we shall be in a position to bestow on South Africa the greatest possible gift - a more… — Steven Biko
Aromatic plants bestow no spicy fragrance while they grow; but crush'd or trodden to the ground, diffuse their balmy sweets… — Oliver Goldsmith
It was the policy of the good old gentleman to make his children feel that home was the happiest place… — Washington Irving
As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst… — Edward Gibbon
Bestow rewards without respect to customary practice; publish orders without respect to precedent. Thus you may employ the entire army… — Sun Tzu
The greatest honor history can bestow is that of peacemaker. — Richard M. Nixon
Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to… — Calvin Coolidge
The attempt to silence a man is the greatest honor you can bestow on him. It means that you recognize… — Joseph Sobran
The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt. — Ambrose
God does not bestow his spirit on his people in order to set aside the use of his word, but… — John Calvin

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