What did Charles Caleb Colton mean by: It is a common observation that any fool can get money; but they are not wise that think so. Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England Copy
It is almost as difficult to make a man unlearn his errors as his knowledge. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Difficulty, Error, Learning, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
A power above all human responsibility ought to be above all human attainment. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Attainment, Power, Responsibility, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
He that has never suffered extreme adversity knows not the full extent of his own depravation. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Adversity, Self-awareness, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Division, Ignorance, Prejudice, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Peace is the evening star of the soul, as virtue is its sun, and the two are never far apart. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Peace, Soul, Virtue, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Deception, Fraud, Stupidity, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Control, Passion, Resilience, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
It is more easy to forgive the weak who have injured us than the powerful whom we have injured. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Forgiveness, Injustice, Power, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
