Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to
know its pleasures, we read more
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to
know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it: the
pains of power are real, its pleasure imaginary.
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
Life often presents us with a choice of evils, rather than of
goods.
Life often presents us with a choice of evils, rather than of
goods.
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.
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus read more
The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little.
