Charles Caleb Colton Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Charles Caleb Colton quotes, Charles Caleb Colton sayings, and Charles Caleb Colton proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no opinions so fatally mislead us as those that are not wholly wrong, as no watches so effectively deceive the wearer as those that are sometimes right. Charles Caleb Colton
Some indeed there are who profess to despise all flattery, but even these are nevertheless to be flattered, by being told that they do despise it. Charles Caleb Colton
Some indeed there are who profess to despise all flattery, but even these are nevertheless to be flattered, by being told that they do despise it. Charles Caleb Colton
Some indeed there are who profess to despise all flattery, but even these are nevertheless to be flattered, by being told that they do despise it. Charles Caleb Colton
Our admiration of fine writing will always be in proportion to its real difficulty and its apparent ease. Charles Caleb Colton
An Irishman fights before he reasons, a Scotchman reasons before he fights, an Englishman is not particular as to the order of precedence, but will do either to accommodate his customers. Charles Caleb Colton
A man that will not permit his wealth to do any good to others while he is living prevents him from doing any good to himself when he is dead. Charles Caleb Colton
Ennui has made more gamblers than avarice, more drunkards than thirst, and perhaps as many suicides as despair. Charles Caleb Colton
Eloquence is the language of nature, and cannot be learned in the schools; but rhetoric is the creature of art, which he who feels least will most excel in. Charles Caleb Colton
With the offspring of genius, the law of parturition is reversed; the throes are in the conception, the pleasure in the birth. Charles Caleb Colton