Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, read more
When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should take it for our own, and make an immediate application of it, as we would of the advice of a friend whom we have purposely consulted
There is this paradox in pride--it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
There is this paradox in pride--it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
It is only when the rich are sick that they fully feel the impotence of wealth.
