The excess of our youth are checks written against our age and they are payable with interest thirty years later. Charles Caleb Colton on age
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. Charles Caleb Colton on alone
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are. Charles Caleb Colton on alone
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power. Charles Caleb Colton on best
Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books. Charles Caleb Colton on best
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. Charles Caleb Colton on best
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer. Charles Caleb Colton on best
Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate, but not their customs. They see new meridians, but the same men and with heads as empty as their pockets, return home with traveled bodies, but untravelled minds. Charles Caleb Colton on change
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. Charles Caleb Colton on courage
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 on courage
Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console. Charles Caleb Colton on death
He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are. Charles Caleb Colton on education
We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear. Charles Caleb Colton on fear
Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot console. Charles Caleb Colton on freedom
Friendship often ends in love but love in friendship - never. Charles Caleb Colton on friendship
True friendship is like sound health the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. Charles Caleb Colton on friendship
Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity. Charles Caleb Colton on friendship
Of present fame think little, and of future less the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead. Charles Caleb Colton on future
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. Charles Caleb Colton on happiness
There is this difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man, really is so but he that thinks himself the wisest, is generally the greatest fool. Charles Caleb Colton on happiness