Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route.
Charles Caleb ColtonNobility of birth does not always insure a corresponding unity of mind; if it did, it would always act as a stimulus to noble actions; but it sometimes acts as a clog rather than a spur.
Charles Caleb ColtonPity a thing often avowed, seldom felt; hatred is a thing often felt, seldom avowed.
Charles Caleb Colton