Maxioms by Charles Caleb Colton
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. - Lacon, 1825.
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. - Lacon, 1825.
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
To look back to antiquity is one thing, to go back to it is another.
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as read more
Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused.
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
There is nothing more imprudent than excessive prudence.
