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Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

«The greatest and most amiable privilege which the rich enjoy over the poor is that which they exercise the least - the privilege of making others happy»
Author: Charles Caleb Colton | Keywords: amiable
«A man who knows the world will not only make the most of everything he does know, but of many things that he does not know; and will gain more credit by his adroit mode of hiding his ignorance than the pendant by his awkward attempt to exhibit his er»
«Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.»
Author: Charles Caleb Colton | About: Charity | Keywords: fable
«Genius, in one respect, is like gold; numbers of persons are constantly writing about both, who have neither.»
Author: Charles Caleb Colton | About: Genius
«He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue and time are three things that never stand still.»
«The greatest genius is never so great as when it is chastised and subdued by the highest reason.»
Author: Charles Caleb Colton | About: Genius
«Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.»
«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 best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.»
«Our income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and trip.»
«When we fail our pride supports us and when we succeed, it betrays us.»