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All preceptors should have that kind of genius described by Tacitus, "equal to their business, but not above it;" a patient industry, with competent erudition; a mind depending more on its correctness than its originality, and on its memory rather than on its invention.

Charles Caleb Colton
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Charles Caleb Colton's Popular Quotes

It is better to have wisdom without learning than learning without wisdom.

- Charles Caleb Colton

A fool is often as dangerous to deal with as a knave, and always more incorrigible.

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Sometimes the greatest adversities turn out to be the greatest blessings.

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True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.

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A hug is worth a thousand words.

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It is best, if possible, to deceive no one; for he that ... begins by deceiving others, will end ... by deceiving himself.

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For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.

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If merited, no courage can stand against its just indignation.

- Charles Caleb Colton

Silence is less injurious than a weak reply.

- Charles Caleb Colton
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