Love is an alchemist that can transmute poison into food--and a spaniel, that prefers even punishment from one hand to caresses from another. But it is in love as in war, we are often more indebted for our success to the weakness of the defence than to the energy of the attack; for mere idleness has ruined more women than passion; vanity more than idleness, and credulity more than either.
Charles Caleb ColtonGenius in one grand particular is like life. We know nothing of either but by their effects.
Charles Caleb ColtonVice has more martyrs than virtue; and it often happens that men suffer more to be lost than to be saved.
Charles Caleb ColtonThose graces which from their presumed facility encourage all to attempt an imitation of them, are usually the most inimitable.
Charles Caleb Colton