What did Charles Caleb Colton mean by: Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils. Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England Copy
Men will wrangle for religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it; anything but live for it. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Conflict, Dedication, Hypocrisy, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Those that know the least of others think the highest of themselves. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Arrogance, Ignorance, Judgment, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
We may anticipate bliss, but who ever drank of that enchanted cup unalloved? Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Anticipation, Bliss, Love, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
It is good to act as if. It is even better to grow to the point where it is no longer an act. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Authenticity, Growth, Self-improvement, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Modesty is the richest ornament of a woman … the want of it is her greatest deformity. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Deformity, Modesty, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Friendship, Loss, Value, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
If we look backwards to antiquity it should be as those that are winning a race. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Progress, Reflection, Success, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
It is astonishing how much more people are interested in lengthening life than improving it. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Enhancement, Longevity, Priorities, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Sir, that much prudence calls for too much worry; I cannot foresee misfortunes so far away. Jean Racine Playwright · France
When I think about it, if I had to choose, I’d rather be happy than write. Jean Rhys Writer · Dominica
To know how to choose a path with heart is to learn how to follow intuitive feeling. Jean Shinoda Bolen Psychiatrist
I can always choose, but I ought to know that if I do not choose, I am still choosing. Read explanation Jean-Paul Sartre Philosopher · France