Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.
To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, read more
To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports; when we succeed; it betrays us.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.
Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that read more
Subtract from the great man all that he owes to opportunity, all that he owes to chance, and all that he gained by the wisdom of his friends and the folly of his enemies, and the giant will often be seen to be a pygmy.
