Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
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.
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.
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.
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
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.
