He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

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Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun

Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun

In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good,...

In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good,...

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...

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...

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but...

Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but...

In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those...

In religion as in politics it so happens that we have less charity for those...

It is doubtful whether mankind are most indebted to those who like Bacon and Butler...

It is doubtful whether mankind are most indebted to those who like Bacon and Butler...

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...

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

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

There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people...

There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people...

That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from...

That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from...

There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man,...

There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man,...

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;...

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner.

Marriage is a feast where the grace is sometimes better than the dinner.

There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be...

There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be...

He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try...

He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try...

Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never.

Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never.

The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence

The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence

What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?

What would life be without arithmetic, but a scene of horrors?

Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and...

Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and...