What did Charles Caleb Colton mean by: He that has never suffered extreme adversity knows not the full extent of his own depravation. Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England Copy
Of all the faculties of the mind, memory is the first that flourishes, and the first that dies. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Aging, Development, Memory, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Integrity, Martyrdom, Wisdom, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody’s watching. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Accountability, Integrity, Morality, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Any one can give advice, such as it is, but only a wise man knows how to profit by it. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Advice, Profit, Wisdom, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Unlike the sun, intellectual luminaries shine brightest after they set. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Legacy, Time, Wisdom, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Sometimes the greatest adversities turn out to be the greatest blessings. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Adversity, Blessings, Growth, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
There is this paradox in fear: he is most likely to inspire it in others who has none himself! Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Fear, Inspiration, Paradox, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Deliberate with caution, but act with decision and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Caution, Decision, Graciousness, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The same vices which are huge and insupportable in others we do not feel in ourselves. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I never have wit until I am below stairs. [Fr., Je n’ai jamais d’esprit qu’au bas de l’escalier.] Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France