Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Consider the following quotes by Charles Caleb Colton:

"To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays us."

"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 secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter."

"We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine; but if we defer tasting them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age."

"We hate some persons because we do not know them; and we will not know them because we hate them."

"Times of general calamity and confusion create great minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storms."

"To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it."

"When you have nothing to say, say nothing."

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