Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.

Charles Caleb Colton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: 1780 - 1832

Topics

LifeReputationTwoSidePrecious

If we depend for our happiness on another, on society or on environment, they become essential to us; we cling to them, and any alteration of these we violently oppose because we depend upon them for our psychological security and comfort.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

HappinessSocietySecurityComfort

I identify as a woman first, but I am also proudly trans.

Andreja Pejic

WomanI AmFirstIdentifyAmAlso

I'm a paranoid person. I really am.

John McAfee

PersonParanoidReallyAm

It's easy to create a country, all you have to do is to think of a name for it.

Robert Stone

ThinkNameEasyYouCountryCreate

It would be rather naive to imagine that Oprah doesn't have an Earth Evacuation Plan. You know Richard Branson does - his is in plain sight.

John Hodgman

PlanYouEarthKnowSightNaive

Many people don't know, but American Girl Scouts get to travel the world, and that's a very good thing, as the more we can expose our young people to other cultures, the better off we'll be in this increasingly globalized environment.

Anna Maria Chavez

GoodGirlTravelPeopleWorldYoung

What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europe comes apart, the E.U. comes apart, then you're going to have enormous impact on America, that's a very big trading partner of ours, and people own securities around the world in this day and age.

Michael Bloomberg

AgeDayPeopleWorldPartnerImpact

If U.S. focuses on truth and justice, we'll realize that Israel has been there for 3,000 years - the same language, the same people, the same culture for 3,000 years - and it's always astonishing to me that we somehow now think that they're the occupiers.

Trent Franks

TruthJusticeCulturePeopleMeNow

I just have an enthusiasm for life.

Lou Holtz

LifeEnthusiasmJust

I can't think of a community that couldn't benefit from communal thinking.

Christina Tosi

CommunityThinkThinkingBenefit

I'm a big reader. And I take a lot of pictures, do a lot of writing.

Shaun Evans

WritingPicturesBigTakeReader

Well, the important message that we've always carried to China is that we look forward to your progress and prosperity, we look forward to you playing a role in the progress and prosperity of this region and we look forward to stability in your relations with others.

Sellapan Ramanathan

ProgressForwardYouLookProsperity

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