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He that places himself neither higher nor lower than he ought to do exercises the truest humility.

Charles Caleb Colton

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.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Empty Himself Man Profound Reserve Suspect
God is as great in minuteness as He is in magnitude.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

God Greatness Himself
A coxcomb begins by determining that his own profession is the first; and he finishes by deciding that he is the first of profession.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Beginning Decision Determination Himself Professional
Commerce flourishes by circumstances, precarious, transitory, contingent, almost as the winds and waves that bring it to our shores.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Circumstance Commerce Flourish Shore Wave
Unlike the sun, intellectual luminaries shine brightest after they set.
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Bright Intellectual Shine Sun
Silence is less injurious than a weak reply.
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Injurious Reply Silence Weakness
It is not so difficult a task to plant new truths, as to root out old errors; for there is this paradox in men, they run after that which is new, but are prejudiced in favor of that which is old.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Difficult Errors Favor Old Prejudice Run Task
Let those who would affect singularity with success first determine to be very virtuous, and they will be sure to be very singular.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Affect Determination Success Virtue
We hate some persons because we do not know them; and will not know them because we hate them.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Anand Thakur
Sometimes the greatest adversities turn out to be the greatest blessings.
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Adversity Blessing Greatness Time
Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Born Eyes Man Oneself Proverb
If you are under obligations to many, it is prudent to postpone the recompensing of one, until it be in your power to remunerate all; otherwise you will make more enemies by what you give, than by what you withhold.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Enemy Hold Obligation Power
A fool is often as dangerous to deal with as a knave, and always more incorrigible.
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Dangerous Deal Fools
There are male as well as female gossips.
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Female Gossip Male
Diffidence is the better part of knowledge.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Better Knowledge
We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.
CHARLES CALEB COLTON

Fear Human Nature Pretend

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