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He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool.

Charles Caleb Colton

Physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another.
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Brave Courage Dangerous Man Opinion
An honest man will continue to be so though surrounded on all sides by rogues.
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Honesty Man Side Surround
There are both dull correctness and piquant carelessness; it is needless to say which will command the most readers and have the most influence.
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Care Command Influence Reading
He that studies books alone, will know how things ought to be; and he that studies men, will know how things are.
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Alone Book Himself Man Study
Our admiration of fine writing will always be in proportion to its real difficulty and its apparent ease.
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Admire Difficult Fine Writing
What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?
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Choice Known Willing Yourself
Justice to my readers compels me to admit that I write because I have nothing to do; justice to myself induces me to add that I will cease to write the moment I have nothing to say.
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Admit Justice Moments Myself Reading
It is astonishing how much more people are interested in lengthening life than improving it.
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Astonishment Improvement Life People
It is with antiquity as with ancestry, nations are proud of the one, and individuals of the other; but if they are nothing in themselves, that which is their pride ought to be their humiliation.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Anand Thakur
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat.
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Afford Man Poor
Unlike the sun, intellectual luminaries shine brightest after they set.
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Bright Intellectual Shine Sun
In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good.
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Goodness Greatness Life Man
He that has never known adversity is but half acquainted with others, or with himself.
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Adversity Himself Known
Most plagiarists, like the drone, have neither taste to select, industry to acquire, nor skill to improve, but impudently pilfer the honey ready prepared, from the hive.
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Improvement Plagiarism Preparation Selection Skills Taste
He that has energy enough to root out a vice should go further, and try to plant a virtue in its place.
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Energy Enough Place Plant Virtue
For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.
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Hate Man Ourselves Sincere Success
When you have nothing to say, say nothing.
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Silence Word Yourself
Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return to them again and again for, like true friends, they will never fail us – never cease to instruct – never cloy.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Book Friendship Instruction Return True
As that gallant can best affect a pretended passion for one woman who has no true love for another, so he that has no real esteem for any of the virtues can best assume the appearance of them all.
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Affect Appearance Assume Best Woman
The rich are more envied by those who have a little, than by those who have nothing.
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Amount Jealous Rich
Wit may do very well for a mistress, but I should prefer reason for a wife.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Anand Thakur
It is easier to pretend to be what you are not than to hide what you really are; but he that can accomplish both has little to learn in hypocrisy.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Accomplishment Easy Hide Hypocrisy Learning Pretend
Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions.
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Action Loud Threat Weakness
A house may draw visitors, but it is the possessor alone that can detain them.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Anand Thakur
If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself; all that runs over will be yours.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Inspirational Run Woman Yourself
A man’s profundity may keep him from opening on a first interview, and his caution on a second; but I should suspect his emptiness, if he carried on his reserve to a third.
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Empty Himself Man Profound Reserve Suspect
Ignorance is a blank sheet, on which we may write; but error is a scribbled one, on which we must first erase.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Blank Erase Errors Ignorance Writing

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