The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with equal velocity in a vacuum.


Remarks on the Talents of Lord Byron and the Tendencies of Don Juan (ed. 1823)

Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with...

The soundest argument will produce no more conviction in an empty head than the most superficial declamation; as a feather and a guinea fall with...