Famous Charles Caleb Colton Quotes
Liberty will not descend to a people. A people must raisethemselves to liberty. It is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.– Charles Caleb Colton
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.– Charles Caleb Colton
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.– Charles Caleb Colton
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
Our income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and trip.– Charles Caleb Colton
True friendhip is like sound health: the value of it is seldom know until it is lost.– Charles Caleb Colton
Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away.– Charles Caleb Colton