Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Coltonwas an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
intellectual weakness mysterious
Precisely in proportion to our own intellectual weakness will be our credulity as to those mysterious powers assumed by others.
mind body weakness
Physicians must discover the weaknesses of the human mind, and even condescend to humor them, or they will never be called in to cure the infirmities of the body.
powerful weak said
The worst thing that can be said of the most powerful is that they can take your life; but the same can be said of the most weak.
wise character weak
It was observed of Elizabeth that she was weak herself, but chose wise counsellors; to which it was replied, that to choose wise counsellors was, in a prince, the highest wisdom.
silence argument weak
Silence is less injurious than a weak reply.
born men order twice
Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
giving literature doe
That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time.
flattery form
Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
certainly english-writer stand three time virtue
He that is good, will infallibly become better, and he that is bad, will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue and time are three things that never stand still.
duplicity english-writer full integrity simple trick
Nothing so completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, than straightforward and simple integrity in another.
ability apply energies growing mental physical requisite success
The first requisite for success is the ability to apply your physical and mental energies to one problem incessantly without growing weary.
difference generally greatest happiest happiness himself thinks
There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool.
good man trusted unlimited wise
No man is wise enough, or good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.
dull influence authorship
There are both dull correctness and piquant carelessness; it is needless to say which will command the most readers and have the most influence.