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

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

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If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.

If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.

He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not...

He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not...

No company is preferable to bad, because we are more apt to catch the vices...

No company is preferable to bad, because we are more apt to catch the vices...

Gross and vulgar minds will always pay a higher respect to wealth than to talent;...

Gross and vulgar minds will always pay a higher respect to wealth than to talent;...

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return...

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return...

Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring...

Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring...

The three great apostles of practical atheism, that make converts without persecuting, and retain them...

The three great apostles of practical atheism, that make converts without persecuting, and retain them...

In all societies, it is advisable to associate if possible with the highest; not that...

In all societies, it is advisable to associate if possible with the highest; not that...

Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through...

Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through...

The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored...

The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored...

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses...

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses...

Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude

Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude

Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom...

Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom...

If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if...

If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if...

The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant...

The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant...

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

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

There is this difference between the two temporal blessings - health and money; money is...

There is this difference between the two temporal blessings - health and money; money is...

True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it...

True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it...

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded...

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded...

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my...

Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my...