Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom,... -Charles Caleb Colton

Moderation is the inseparable companion of wisdom, but with it genius has not even a nodding acquaintance.

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Charles Caleb Colton was an English cleric, writer, and collector. He is known for his collection of aphorisms and essays, which reflect his observations on society and human nature. Colton's works have been influential and widely quoted, capturing timeless wisdom and reflections on life.

Charles Caleb Colton Quotes to Explore

He who studies books alone will know how things ought to be, and he who studies men will know how they are....
In life we shall find many men that are great, and some that are good, but very few men that are both great and good....
Men's arguments often prove nothing but their wishes....
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost....
Examinations are formidable even to the best prepared, for the greatest fool may ask more than the wisest man can answer....
Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books....
The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility....
Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces, and which most men throw away....
The present time has one advantage over every other - it is our own....
Death is the liberator of him whom freedom cannot release, the physician of him whom medicine cannot cure, and the comforter of him whom time cannot c...

Wisdom Quotes to Explore

There's the conventional wisdom, of which I have none, where you get a record deal, you get a publicist, you get a campaign, and you do the tour, but ...
Perhaps religious conscience upsets the designs of those who feel that the highest wisdom and authority comes from government. But from the beginning,...
Never say never, but the thought of electively cutting oneself is beyond my grasp, and I also object to it politically. Denying the lines on our faces...
Around '93, '94, the conventional wisdom about the Internet was that it was a toy for academics and researchers. So it was very, very underestimated f...
The 'wisdom of the crowds' is the most ridiculous statement I've heard in my life. Crowds are dumb....
I see a wiser person than when I was younger: having babies, and passing 30, were the turning points. What women in their 40s - I am 39 - lack in gorg...
What I lack in energy, I have in wisdom....
My mother is a great source of advice and wisdom and consolation for me....
If an idea is indeed sensible, it will eventually become just part of the accepted wisdom....
After a gig I always head back to the hotel, remembering granny's words of wisdom. I cancel the late-night pizza and watch the Jonathan Ross show inst...