Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.
Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food.
That writer does the most, who gives his reader the most
knowledge, and takes from him the least time.
That writer does the most, who gives his reader the most
knowledge, and takes from him the least time.
Contemporaries appreciate the man rather than his merit; posterity will regard the merit rather than the man.
Contemporaries appreciate the man rather than his merit; posterity will regard the merit rather than the man.
The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.
The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility.
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
