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Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.
  — Charles Caleb Colton
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Men are born with two eyes, but only one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.
  — Charles Caleb Colton
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We may lay in a stock of pleasures, as we would lay in a stock of wine; but if we defer tasting them too long, we shall find that both are soured by age.
  — Charles Caleb Colton
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There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter.
  — Charles Caleb Colton
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To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.
  — Charles Caleb Colton
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