The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

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Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put...

Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put...

Our income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but...

Our income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but...

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...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most...

Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the...

Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass before they can enter into the...

Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest...

Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest...

Neutrality is no favorite with Providence, for we are so formed that it is scarcely...

Neutrality is no favorite with Providence, for we are so formed that it is scarcely...

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise...

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise...

There is this paradox in pride it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from...

There is this paradox in pride it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from...

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 excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable...

The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable...

Fame is an undertaker that pays but little attention to the living, but bedizens the...

Fame is an undertaker that pays but little attention to the living, but bedizens the...

Genius, in one respect, is like gold; numbers of persons are constantly writing about both,...

Genius, in one respect, is like gold; numbers of persons are constantly writing about both,...

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...

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...

When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they...

When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they...

Of all the faculties of the mind, memory is the first that flourishes, the first...

Of all the faculties of the mind, memory is the first that flourishes, the first...

I remember when I was a kid I used to come home from Sunday School...

I remember when I was a kid I used to come home from Sunday School...

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend...

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend...