Frank Moore Colby ( 10 of 10 )
I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at read more
I have found some of the best reasons I ever had for remaining at the bottom simply by looking at the men at the top.
Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.
Sin in this country has been always said to be rather calculating than impulsive.
Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.
Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.
Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly read more
Minds do not act together in public; they simply stick together; and when their private activities are resumed, they fly apart again.
One learns little more about a man from his feats of literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary read more
One learns little more about a man from his feats of literary memory than from the feats of his alimentary canal.
Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to read more
Men will confess to treason, murder, arson, false teeth, or a wig. How many of them will own up to a lack of humor?
Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.
Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.
Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall read more
Every man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance? - The Colby Essays.
Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of read more
Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.
By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much read more
By rights, satire is a lonely and introspective occupation, for nobody can describe a fool to the life without much patient self-inspection.