The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

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Nothing so completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, than straightforward...

Nothing so completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, than straightforward...

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.

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...

Mystery is not profoundness.

Mystery is not profoundness.

Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.

Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.

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...

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who...

The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who...

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

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

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

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...

There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and...

There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and...

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

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

Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after...

Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after...

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...

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...

He who knows himself knows others.

He who knows himself knows others.

It is a mortifying truth, and ought to teach the wisest of us humility, that...

It is a mortifying truth, and ought to teach the wisest of us humility, that...

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...

There can be no friendship without confidence; and no confidence, without integrity

There can be no friendship without confidence; and no confidence, without integrity

A good friend of my son's is a son to me.

A good friend of my son's is a son to me.

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.

Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.