The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody’s watching. Charles Caleb Colton View this quote
Silence is less injurious than a weak reply. Charles Caleb Colton
Charles Caleb Colton
Strong as our passions are, they may be starved into submission, and conquered without being killed. Charles Caleb Colton
Success seems to be that which forms the distinction between confidence and conceit. Charles Caleb Colton
Suicide sometimes proceeds from cowardice, but not always; for cowardice sometimes prevents it; since as many live because they are afraid to die, as die because they are afraid to live. Charles Caleb Colton
The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon as they are due, are sure to be paid with compound interest in the end. Charles Caleb Colton
The greatest genius is never so great as when it is chastised and subdued by the highest reason. Charles Caleb Colton
The hate which we all bear with the most Christian patience is the hate of those who envy us. Charles Caleb Colton
The integrity that lives only on opinion would starve without it. Charles Caleb Colton
The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world. Charles Caleb Colton
The moral cement of all society is virtue; it unites and preserves, while vice separates and destroys. Charles Caleb Colton
British priest and writer
January 1st, 1780 - January 1st, 1832
