Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable. Charles Caleb Colton charityearthfable Change image and share on social
I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent. Charles Caleb Colton adolescentaimfifty Change image and share on social
He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place. Charles Caleb Colton energyplaceplant Change image and share on social
We ask advice, but we mean approbation. Charles Caleb Colton adviceapprobation Change image and share on social
Knowledge is two-fold, and consists not only in an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is false. Charles Caleb Colton affirmationconsistfalse Change image and share on social
No company is preferable to bad. We are more apt to catch the vices of others than virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health. Charles Caleb Colton aptbadcatch Change image and share on social
The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility. Charles Caleb Colton companionconstantenemy Change image and share on social
Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing. Charles Caleb Colton alivebequeathcharity 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
Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another. Charles Caleb Colton bravecouragedanger Change image and share on social