Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

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

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

Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed...

Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed...

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish

Silence is foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had...

Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun

Mystery magnifies danger, as a fog the sun

Justice to my readers compels me to admit that I write because I have nothing...

Justice to my readers compels me to admit that I write because I have nothing...

When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should...

When in reading we meet with any maxim that may be of use, we should...

No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of...

No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of...

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

War is a game in which princes seldom win, the people never

War is a game in which princes seldom win, the people 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

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...

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...

A harmless hilarity and a buoyant cheerfulness are not infrequent concomitants of genius; and we...

A harmless hilarity and a buoyant cheerfulness are not infrequent concomitants of genius; and we...

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on...

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on...

He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who...

He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who...

The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The...

The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The...

To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get...

To write what is worth publishing, to find honest people to publish it, and get...

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our...

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our...

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...