He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false reasons which are weak, because he dares not avow the true reasons which are strong.


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

Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false...

He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false...

He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false...

He that aspires to be the head of a party will find it more difficult to please his friends than to perplex his foes. He must often act from false...