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Charles Caleb Colton

Charles Caleb Colton

English writer

Lived from: 1777 - 1832

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 11 december 1777 Died: 28 april 1832

  • The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation, as a feather and a guinea fall with equel velocity in a vacuum.
  • Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meandering, but leads none of us by the same route
  • Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time, which every day produces, and which most men throw away, but which nevertheless will make at the end of it no small deduction for the life of man.

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  • Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by other men.
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  • Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
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  • Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes.
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  • He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.
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  • Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time, which every day produces, and which most men throw away, but which nevertheless will make at the end of it no small deduction for the life of man.
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  • There is this paradox in pride - it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
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What are the most famous quotes from Charles Caleb Colton?

The two most famous quotes from Charles Caleb Colton are:

  • "Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by other men."
  • "Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say."

When did Charles Caleb Colton live?

Charles Caleb Colton was born in 1777 and died in the year 1832.