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Charles Caleb Colton quotes

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Charles Caleb Colton quote: "We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not..."
We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them. Charles Caleb Colton
The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon as they are due, are sure to be paid with compound interest in the end. Charles Caleb Colton
If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "Our income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and..."
Our income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and trip. 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: "Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and..."
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed..."
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it..."
Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more..."
We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be..."
There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the..."
Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance."
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance. Charles Caleb Colton
Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring it to our shores. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton quote: "He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go..."
He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place. Charles Caleb Colton
The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down. Charles Caleb Colton

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