Home / Quotes / Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

“Fame is an undertaker that pays but little attention to the living, but bedizens the dead, furnishes out their funerals, and follows them to the grave”

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

Book:Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

Work

Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think

This work delves into the principles of conciseness, offering insights into how to convey complex ideas effectively through minimal language. Aimed at those who appreciate the value of brevity, it serves as a guide to thoughtful and impactful communication. more

Author

Charles Caleb Colton

Charles Caleb Colton was an English writer active from 1780 to 1832. Known for his humor and wit, he is particularly recognized for his aphorisms and satirical works. more

You May Also Like

“The love of fame puts spurs to the mind”

Mind Fame Spurs

Author:Ovid

“Those who have any intention of deviating from the beaten roads of life, and acquiring a reputation superior to names hourly swept away by time among the refuse of fame, should add to their reason and their spirit the power of persisting in their pur”

Should Reason Spirit Names Fame Add Intention Refuse Superiors Reputation Beaten Swept Away

Book:The Rambler

Source: The Rambler

“Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame”

Ends Fame Artificial

Book:The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius

Source: The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An Essay on His Life and Genius

“So far, designing is the most exciting thing. Ive done I have a vision of what I want the clothes to look like in my mind and its fun to see it come alive on paper.”

Want Mind Looks Done Fun Vision Alive Design Paper Clothes Exciting Exciting Things

Author:Kim Kardashian

“I know that Nature designs that this whole continent, not merely these thirty-six states, shall be, sooner or later, within the magic circle of the American union.”

Knows States Whole Magic Design Six Unions Circles Thirty Continents Sooner Or Later

Author:William S. Burroughs

“No modern nation has ever constructed a foreign policy that was acceptable to its intellectuals”

Nations Modern Policy Foreign Policy Acceptable

Book:Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea

Source: Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea

“Texas does not, like any other region, simply have indigenous dishes. It proclaims them. It congratulates you, on your arrival, at having escaped from the slop pails of the other 49 states.”

Doe States Nations Food Cooking Regions Culinary Texas Dishes Indigenous Arrivals

Author:Alistair Cooke

“A nation can assume that the addition of the words "under God" to its pledge of allegiance gives evidence that its citizens actually believe in God whereas all it really proves is that they believe in "believing" in God”

Giving Believe Nations Citizens Prove Evidence Assuming Believe In God Pledge Allegiance Pledge Of Allegiance

Book:The Religions of Man

Source: The Religions of Man

“So that this nation may long endure, I urge you to follow in the hallowed footsteps of the great disobedience of history that freed exiles, founded religions, defeated tyrants, and yes, in the hands of an aroused rabble in arms and a few great men”

Men May Long Hands Nations Arms Endure Great Men Urges Tyrants Defeated Exile Disobedience Footsteps

Author:Charlton Heston

“To poison a nation, poison its stories. A demoralised nation tells demoralised stories to itself. Beware of the storytellers who are not fully conscious of the importance of their gifts, and who are irresponsible in the application of their art: they”

Art Stories Nations Conscious Importance Poison Application Storyteller Irresponsible Nigeria Independence

Author:Ben Okri