Charles Caleb Colton Quote

The wise man has his follies, no less than the fool; but it has been said that herein lies the difference--the follies of the fool are known to the world, but hidden from himself; the follies of the wise are known to himself, but hidden from the world.


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


The wise man has his follies, no less than the fool; but it has been said that herein lies the difference--the follies of the fool are known to the...

The wise man has his follies, no less than the fool; but it has been said that herein lies the difference--the follies of the fool are known to the...

The wise man has his follies, no less than the fool; but it has been said that herein lies the difference--the follies of the fool are known to the...

The wise man has his follies, no less than the fool; but it has been said that herein lies the difference--the follies of the fool are known to the...