Were the life of man prolonged, he would become such a proficient in villainy, that it would become necessary again to drown or to burn the world. Earth would become an hell; for future rewards when put off to a great distance, would cease to encourage, and future punishments to alarm.


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

Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

Were the life of man prolonged, he would become such a proficient in villainy, that it would become necessary again to drown or to burn the world....

Were the life of man prolonged, he would become such a proficient in villainy, that it would become necessary again to drown or to burn the world....

Were the life of man prolonged, he would become such a proficient in villainy, that it would become necessary again to drown or to burn the world....

Were the life of man prolonged, he would become such a proficient in villainy, that it would become necessary again to drown or to burn the world....