Most of our misfortunes are more supportable than the comments of our friends upon them.
Friendship
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Quotes by Charles Caleb Colton
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We ask advice, but we mean approbation.
Wisdom
If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city.
Wisdom
Habit will reconcile us to everything but change.
Wisdom
Imitation is the sincerest flattery.
Wisdom
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it: the pains of power are real, its pleasures imaginary.
Wisdom
There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
Wisdom
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer.
Wisdom
Men will wrangle for religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it; anything but live for it.
Wisdom
If rich, it is easy enough to conceal our wealth but, if poor, it is not quite so easy to conceal our poverty. We shall find it is less difficult to hide a thousand guineas, than one hole in our coat.
Wisdom
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation.
Wisdom
The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.
Wisdom