Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to read more
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.
There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
There is a paradox in pride: it makes some men ridiculous, but prevents others from becoming so.
Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as read more
Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.
We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
