210 ordspråk av Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton
 Grant graciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannot conquer |
| Great minds must be ready not only to take opportunities, but to make them |
| Gross and vulgar minds will always pay a higher respect to wealth than to talent; for wealth, although it be a far less efficient source of power than talent, happens to be far more intelligible |
| Habit will reconcile us to everything but change |
| Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route. |
| Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route. |
| He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| He that will not permit his wealth to do any good to others while he is living prevents it from doing any good to himself when he is dead; and by an egotism that is suicidal and has a double edge, cuts himself off from the truest pleasure here, and t |
| He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are. |
| Hindsight explains the injury that foresight would have prevented |
| Honor is unstable and seldom the same; for she feeds upon opinion, and is as fickle as her food. |
| Hope is a prodigal young heir, and experience is his banker |
| Human foresight often leaves its proudest possessor only a choice of evils |
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This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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