Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good b…

Charles Caleb Colton
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Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.
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True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1836). Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think, p.295
Avarice has ruined more souls than extravagance.
Envy, if surrounded on all sides by the brightness of another's prosperity, like the scorpion confined within a circle of fire, will sting itself to death. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1824). Lacon, Or, M … ▶
There are two principles of established acceptance in morals; first, that self-interest is the mainspring of all of our actions, and secondly, that utility is the test of their value. ✨ Lacon: Or, Ma … ▶
The worst thing that can be said of the most powerful is that they can take your life; but the same can be said of the most weak. ✨ Charles Caleb Colton (1824). Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: … ▶

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