Charles Caleb Colton Quote Explained: If you want enemies, excel others; if you want friends, let others excel you.

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Wars of opinion, as they have been the most destructive, are also the most disgraceful of conflicts.

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It is almost as difficult to make a man unlearn his errors as his knowledge.

- Charles Caleb Colton

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Habit

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Courage is generosity of the highest order, for the brave are prodigal of the most precious things.

- Charles Caleb Colton

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· England

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He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility.

- Charles Caleb Colton

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· England

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He that has never known adversity is but half acquainted with others, or with himself.

- Charles Caleb Colton

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· England

Adversity

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A fool is often as dangerous to deal with as a knave, and always more incorrigible.

- Charles Caleb Colton

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It is better to have wisdom without learning than learning without wisdom.

- Charles Caleb Colton

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Deliberate with caution, but act with decision and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.

- Charles Caleb Colton

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· England

If you want enemies, excel others; if you want friends, let others excel you.

If you want enemies, excel others; if you want friends, let others excel you.

Wars of opinion, as they have been the most destructive, are also the most disgraceful of conflicts.

It is almost as difficult to make a man unlearn his errors as his knowledge.

Courage is generosity of the highest order, for the brave are prodigal of the most precious things.

He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility.

He that has never known adversity is but half acquainted with others, or with himself.

A fool is often as dangerous to deal with as a knave, and always more incorrigible.

It is better to have wisdom without learning than learning without wisdom.

Deliberate with caution, but act with decision and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.

Understand that some of your enemies are amongst your best friends.

Journalism encourages haste … and haste is the enemy of art.

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

It’s easier to fight one’s enemies than to get on with one’s friends.

It is perilous to study too deeply the arts of the Enemy, for good or for ill.

The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same.

Time will be your friend or your enemy; it will promote you or expose you.

You changed the rules of the universe when you fell in love with the enemy.

If you want enemies, excel others; if you want friends, let others excel you.

If you want enemies, excel others; if you want friends, let others excel you.

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