Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
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.
Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised read more
Our very best friends have a tincture of jealousy even in their
friendship; and when they hear us praised by others, will ascribe
it to sinister and interested motives if they can.
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can read more
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
