Inspirational Quotations by Charles Caleb Colton

  • He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be,
    and he who studies men will know how they are.
    From Issue 14
  • True friendship is like sound health;
    the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
    From Issue 165
  • Doubt is the vestibule through which all must pass
    before they can enter into the temple of wisdom.
    From Issue 195
  • 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.
    From Issue 231

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