Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength. Charles Caleb Colton impatiencepatienceruin Change image and share on social
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. Charles Caleb Colton badbadlygood Change image and share on social
There are some frauds so well conducted that it would be stupidity not to be deceived by them. Charles Caleb Colton conductdeceivefraud Change image and share on social
When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they disapprove you, what good. Charles Caleb Colton applauddisapprovegood Change image and share on social
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. Charles Caleb Colton fashionfeedhappiness Change image and share on social
If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city. Charles Caleb Colton citylivevegetate Change image and share on social
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. Charles Caleb Colton differencefoolgenerally Change image and share on social
True contentment depends not upon what we have; a tub was large enough for Diogenes, but a world was too little for Alexander. Charles Caleb Colton alexandercontentmentdepend Change image and share on social
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them. Charles Caleb Colton bookdemandmake Change image and share on social
The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own. Charles Caleb Colton advantagepresenttime Change image and share on social