Liberty will not descend to a people. A people must raise
themselves to liberty. It is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed.

Charles Caleb Colton

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Nachahmung ist die aufrichtigste Form der Schmeichelei.

Charles Caleb Colton

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If Satan ever laughs, it must be at hypocrites; they are the greatest dupes he has; they serve him better than any others, and receive no wages.

Charles Caleb Colton


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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.

Charles Caleb Colton

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Friendship often ends in love but love in friendship - never.

Charles Caleb Colton


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True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it be lost.

Charles Caleb Colton

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To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports; when we succeed; it betrays us.

Charles Caleb Colton


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We often pretend to fear what we really despise, and more often despise what we really fear.

Charles Caleb Colton


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Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase.

Charles Caleb Colton


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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery

Charles Caleb Colton


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