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There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Between Difference Fool Generally Greatest Happiest Happiness He Himself Man Really Thinks Wisdom Wisest

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Our admiration of fine writing will always be in proportion to its real difficulty and its apparent ease.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Admiration Always Apparent Difficulty Ease Fine Our Proportion Real Will Writing

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There are three modes of bearing the ills of life, by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Bearing Ills Indifference Life Modes Philosophy Religion Three

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The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable with interest thirty years later.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Against Age Checks Excess Interest Later Our Thirty Written Years Youth

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Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Acquiring Acquisition Best Books Friends Good Good Friends Next

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Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Charity Did Earth Fable Heaven Hell Prevail Universal Would

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When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they disapprove you, what good.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Applaud Ask Disapprove Done Good Harm Millions Seriously You Yourself

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Contemporaries appreciate the person rather than their merit, posterity will regard the merit rather than the person.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Appreciate Contemporaries Merit Person Posterity Rather Regard Than Will

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We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Despise Fear More Often Pretend Really

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Tyrants have not yet discovered any chains that can fetter the mind.

~Charles Caleb Colton

Topics: Any Chains Discovered Mind Tyrants

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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