Fame is an undertaker that pays but little attention to the living, but bedizens the dead, furnishes out their funerals, and follows them to the grave

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

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No man is wise enough, nor good enough, to be trusted with unlimited power

No man is wise enough, nor good enough, to be trusted with unlimited power

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy...

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy...

Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more...

Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more...

There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.

There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.

Mystery is not profoundness

Mystery is not profoundness

Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many...

Memory is the friend of wit, but the treacherous ally of invention; there are many...

Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple...

Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple...

The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own.

The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own.

Never join with your friend when he abuses his horse or his wife, unless the...

Never join with your friend when he abuses his horse or his wife, unless the...

The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never...

The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never...

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a...

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a...

We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them...

We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them...

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to...

It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies; seldom safe to venture to...

Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude

Revenge is a much more punctual paymaster than gratitude

The whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other

The whole family of pride and ignorance are incestuous, and mutually beget each other

Ignorance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a scribbled...

Ignorance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a scribbled...

The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly...

The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly...

If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim...

If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim...

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

Two women placed together makes cold weather.

Two women placed together makes cold weather.