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Many a man may thank his talent for his rank, but no man has ever been able to return the compliment by thanking his rank for his talent.
Charles Caleb Colton
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Charles Caleb Colton
Died: 1832
Died: January 1
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He that studies books alone, will know how things ought to be and he that studies men, will know how things are.
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Posthumous charities are the very essence of selfishness when bequeathed by those who, even alive, would part with nothing.
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