What did Charles Caleb Colton mean by: It is an easy and vulgar thing to please the mob, and no very arduous task to astonish them. Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England Copy
Genius in one grand particular is like life. We know nothing of either but by their effects. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Effects, Genius, Life, 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
Women generally consider consequences in love, seldom in resentment. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Consequences, Love, Resentment, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
There are two things that bestow consequence; great possession, or great debts. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Consequences, Debt, Possession, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Folly disgusts us less by her ignorance than pedantry by her learning. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Disgust, Ignorance, Pedantry, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
False reasoners are often best confuted by giving them the full swing of their own absurdities. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Absurdity, Logic, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Doubt, Transition, 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
Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible. Frank Herbert Author · USA
The best way to get on in the world is to make people believe it’s to their advantage to help you. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The purpose of art is to console and amuse—myself, and, I hope, others. Ludwig Bemelmans Illustrator · Austria
