Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Charles Caleb Colton
English Writer
Born: 1780
Died: 1832
He Man Men Nothing Time Will
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True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. Charles Caleb Colton
Friendship Health True Friendship Value Lost Seldom True Like Until Known Sound
The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own. Charles Caleb Colton
Time Own Every Other Our Advantage Over Present Present Time
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Charles Caleb Colton
Imitation Sincerest Sincerest Form Form Flattery
Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm. Charles Caleb Colton
Great Confusion Darkest Furnace Minds Purest Calamity Hottest Greatest Been Times Storm Ore Produced Productive Brightest
The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility. Charles Caleb Colton
Truth Time Truth Is Enemy Humility Constant Greatest Friend Prejudice Companion Her
Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions. Charles Caleb Colton
Loudest Those Weakest Threats Actions
Nothing so completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, than straightforward and simple integrity in another. Charles Caleb Colton
Integrity Simple Nothing Trick Himself Another Than Duplicity Straightforward Full Who
Nothing more completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity, than straightforward and simple integrity in another. Charles Caleb Colton
Integrity Simple Nothing Trick More Another Than Duplicity Straightforward Full Who
Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase. Charles Caleb Colton
Corruption Increase Once Must Like Ball Snow Rolling Set
Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as many live because they are afraid to die, as die because they are afraid to live. Charles Caleb Colton
Sometimes Cowardice Live Suicide Prevents Since Because Always Die Afraid Proceeds Many
The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world. Charles Caleb Colton
Wise Man Wise Man Fool World Mistakes Himself Known
Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never. Charles Caleb Colton
Love Friendship Never Often Ends
The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence. Charles Caleb Colton
Mathematics Nile Magnificence Study Like Begins Ends
Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route. Charles Caleb Colton
Happiness Life Dance Through Leads Mistress None Same Grand Us Ceremonies Route
If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours. Charles Caleb Colton
Love Relationship You Woman Inspire Will Herself Runs Above Over Cannot Yours Fill Her Brim
When you have nothing to say, say nothing. Charles Caleb Colton
You Nothing Say
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little. Charles Caleb Colton
Events Revolution Consequences Those Magnitude Thus French French Revolution Always Expected American Which Little Them Much Produced American Revolution Apparent Things
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy. Charles Caleb Colton
Will Few Too Books Never Fail True Like True Friends Well Return Cease Friends Again Them Us Should Chosen
Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console. Charles Caleb Colton
Death Time Freedom Physician Medicine Liberator Release Console Him Comforter Cure Cannot Whom
To be obliged to beg our daily happiness from others bespeaks a more lamentable poverty than that of him who begs his daily bread. Charles Caleb Colton
Happiness Daily Poverty Others Our More Obliged Him His Beg Than Bread Who Daily Bread
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. Charles Caleb Colton
Best People Will First Reputation Two-Way Other Way Latter Secure First One Because Always Praised Accompanied However Rogues Accused Establishing Two Honest Honest People
Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength. Charles Caleb Colton
Strength Patience Ruin Weakness Impatience Support
The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame. Charles Caleb Colton
Adversity Flame Mutual Strongly Most Been Friendships Iron Formed United
Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away. Charles Caleb Colton
Time Day Every Day Men Every Those Throw Most Patches Done May Which Little Much Produces Away
Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another. Charles Caleb Colton
Man Courage Will Despises Way Danger Moral Moral Courage Physical One-Way Physical Courage Make Another Opinion Brave Which
To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet. Charles Caleb Colton
Alone Courage Enemy Own Field Live Meet Dare Bitterest Rarest Rather Had Since Than Hearts Closet Who Many
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