Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Coltonwas an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
fitness flower health
Money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.
terrible formidable sensations
In death itself there can be nothing terrible, for the act of death annihilates sensation; but there are many roads to death, and some of them justly formidable, even to the bravest.
motivational best-friend friendship
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
born men order twice
Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
giving literature doe
That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.
flattery form
Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
generally greatest himself thinks wisest
He that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.
becoming men others paradox prevents pride
There is this paradox in pride -- it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
english-writer great honest people publish sensible
To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get sensible people to read it, are the three great difficulties in being an author.
good man trusted unlimited wise
No man is wise enough, or good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.