True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.
Charles Caleb ColtonRepartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused.
Charles Caleb ColtonIn all places, and in all times, those religionists who have believed too much have been more inclined to violence and persecution than those who have believed too little.
Charles Caleb ColtonHe that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool.
Charles Caleb Colton