Patience is the support of weakness; impatience the ruin of strength. Charles Caleb Colton impatiencepatienceruin Change image and share on social
Nothing so completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, than straightforward and simple integrity in another. Charles Caleb Colton bafflecompletelyduplicity Change image and share on social
The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable with interest thirty years later. Charles Caleb Colton agecheckexcess Change image and share on social
Times of great calamity and confusion have been productive for the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace. The brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm. Charles Caleb Colton boltbrightcalamity Change image and share on social
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck. Charles Caleb Colton avoiddangerencounter 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
If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours. Charles Caleb Colton brimfillinspire Change image and share on social
He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads. Charles Caleb Colton headignorantlecture Change image and share on social
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. Charles Caleb Colton advantageauthorback 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
