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Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

Imitation is the sincerest of flattery.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it.

Men will wrangle for religion; write for it; fight for it; die for it; anything but live for it.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Religion Quotes,
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Pedantry is the showy display of knowledge which crams our heads with learned lumber and then takes out our brains read more

Pedantry is the showy display of knowledge which crams our heads with learned lumber and then takes out our brains to make room for it.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Detail Quotes,
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Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy of the vile, as the read more

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy of the vile, as the same furnace that liquefies the gold, hardens the clay

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The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.

by Charles Caleb Colton Found in: Wealth Quotes,
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