210 ordspråk av Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton
There are three modes of bearing the ills of life, by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.
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There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter.
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There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.
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There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
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There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
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There is this difference between happiness and wisdom, that he that thinks himself the happiest man really is so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool.
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There is this difference between the two temporal blessings - health and money; money is the most envied, but the least enjoyed; health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied; and this superiority of the latter is still more obvious when we reflec
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There is this paradox in pride it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so
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They that are loudest in their threats are the weakest in the execution of them. It is probable that he who is killed by lightning hears no noise; but the thunder-clap which follows, and which most alarms the ignorant, is the surest proof of their safety.
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Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.
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Through the proportion of those who think be extremely small, yet every individual flatters himself that he is one of the number
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Time; that black and narrow isthmus between two eternities.
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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.
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To be obliged to beg our daily happiness from others bespeaks a more lamentable poverty than that of him who begs his daily bread.
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To dare to live alone is the rarest courage; since there are many who had rather meet their bitterest enemy in the field, than their own hearts in their closet.
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