What did Charles Caleb Colton mean by: The next thing to having wisdom ourselves, is to profit by that of others. Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England Copy
It is a common observation that any fool can get money; but they are not wise that think so. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Perception, Wealth, Wisdom, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
The martyrs to vice far exceed the martyrs to virtue, both in endurance and in number. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Comparison, Martyrdom, Vice, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Envy, Social status, Wealth, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
A youth without fire is followed by an old age without experience. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Experience, Fire, Youth, 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
Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her cradle and discards her nurse. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Deception, Growth, Truth, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
That is fine benevolence, finely executed, which, like the Nile, comes from hidden sources. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Benevolence, Execution, Source, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
The present time has one advantage over every other — it is our own. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Charles Caleb Colton, Advantage, Ownership, Present, 0 Charles Caleb Colton Writer · England
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
It takes 25 years to learn to draw, one hour to learn to paint. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
The course of a river is almost always disapproved of by the source. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
There are truths which one can only say after having won the right to say them. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
