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Charles Caleb Colton
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Self-knowledge quotesHe that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.
Greed quotesAvarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
Gossip quotesNone are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
Moderation quotesModeration is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.
Money quotesOur income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and trip.
Anger quotesThe intoxication of anger, like that of the grape, shows us to others, but hides us from ourselves.
Health quotesMoney is the most envied, but the least enjoyed. Health is the most enjoyed, but the least envied.
Danger quotesIt is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Detail quotesPedantry is the showy display of knowledge which crams our heads with learned lumber and then takes out our brains to make room for it.
Riches quotesMany speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by other men.
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