210 ordspråk av Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton
 I have somewhere seen it observed that we should make the same use of a book that the bee does of a flower; she steals sweets from it, but does not injure it |
| I'm aiming by the time I'm fifty to stop being an adolescent. |
| If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win. |
| 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. |
| If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition |
| If we steal thoughts from the moderns, it will be cried down as plagiarism; if from the ancients, it will be cried up as erudition |
| 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 |
| If you want enemies, excel others; if you want friends, let others excel you. |
| If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city |
| Ignorance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a scribbled one, on which we must first erase |
| Imitation is the sincerest flattery |
| Imitation is the sincerest flattery |
| Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. |
| In all societies, it is advisable to associate if possible with the highest; not that the highest are always the best, but because, if disgusted there, we can descend at any time; but if we begin with the lowest, to ascend is impossible |
| In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good. |
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