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Charles Caleb Colton quotes about little

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Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time..."
Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away. Charles Caleb Colton
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little. Charles Caleb Colton
True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "Wealth... is a relative thing since he that has little and..."
Wealth... is a relative thing since he that has little and wants less is richer than he that has much but wants more. Charles Caleb Colton

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