Charles Caleb Colton Quotes About Wisdom

Quotes about: Wisdom

• He that is good will infallibly become better, and he that is bad will as certainly become worse; for vice, virtue, and time are three things that never stand still.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wisdom, Progress, Three Things

  Charles Caleb Colton (1836). “Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think”, p.214

• The mistakes of the fool are known to the world, but not to himself. The mistakes of the wise man are known to himself, but not to the world.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Funny, Wise, Wisdom

• The true measure of your character is what you do when nobody's watching.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wisdom, Character

• We own almost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who have differed.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wisdom, Knowledge, Literature

  Charles Caleb Colton (1832). “Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think”

• Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but common error.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wisdom, Believe, Errors

  Charles Caleb Colton (1832). “Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think”, p.112

• The next thing to having wisdom ourselves, is to profit by that of others.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wisdom, Next, Profit

  Charles Caleb Colton (1832). “Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think”

• The wise man has his follies, no less than the fool; but it has been said that herein lies the difference--the follies of the fool are known to the world, but hidden from himself; the follies of the wise are known to himself, but hidden from the world.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wise, Wisdom, Lying

  Charles Caleb Colton (1823). “Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan”, p.108

• What would you do if you knew for sure that no one would ever find out?

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wisdom, Ifs

• Mystery is not profoundness.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wisdom, Intelligence, Literature

  Charles Caleb Colton (1832). “Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think”

• Perfection doesn't exist... only good attempts.

  Charles Caleb Colton

  Wisdom, Perfection

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