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“We make a goddess of Fortune ... and place her in the highest heaven. But it is not fortune that is exalted and powerful, but we ourselves that are abject and weak.”

Quote by Charles Caleb Colton

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

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

This work delves into the principles of succinct communication, providing readers with guidance on how to convey complex concepts in a clear and concise manner. It is a treatise on the value of brevity and the importance of choosing words wisely. more

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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

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Men Should Has Beens Said Stills Virtue Deserve Abuse Praise Instance Suspects Despise Censure

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

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

“Make the most of the day, by determining to spend it on two sorts of acquaintances only--those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something may be learned.”

May Two Acquaintance

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“We shall at all times chance upon men of recondite acquirements, but whose qualifications, from the incommunicative and inactive habits of their owners, are as utterly useless to others as though the possessors had them not.”

Men Chance Habit All Time Useless Owners Qualifications

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

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

“He that has never known adversity is but half acquainted with others, or with himself.”

Half Known Adversity

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“Any one can give advice, such as it is, but only a wise man knows how to profit by it.”

Knows Men Giving Know How Wise Advice Profit

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“It is with antiquity as with ancestry, nations are proud of the one, and individuals of the other; but if they are nothing in themselves, that which is their pride ought to be their humiliation.”

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Book:Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

“The pride of ancestry is a superstructure of the most imposing height, but resting on the most flimsy foundation. It is ridiculous enough to observe the hauteur with which the old nobility look down on the new. The reason of this puzzled me a little, until I began to reflect that most titles are respectable only because they are old; if new, they would be despised, because all those who now admire the grandeur of the stream would see nothing but the impurity of the source.”

Source: Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan

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Anger Practicals Awkwardness

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People Thinking Remember Forget Thorough

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

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

“It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat; and worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them,--for every one, sees how we dress, but none see how we live, except we choose to let them. But the truly great are, by universal suffrage, exempted from these trammels, an may live or dress as they please.”

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

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