Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never.
Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never.
Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as read more
Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to read more
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.
Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no opinions so fatally mislead us, read more
Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no opinions so fatally mislead us, as those that are not wholly wrong; as no watches so effectually deceive the wearer as those that are sometimes right
If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all read more
If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours.
