Charles Caleb Colton Quote

That an author's work is the mirror of his mind is a position that has led to very false conclusions. If Satan himself were to write a book it would be in praise of virtue, because the good would purchase it for use, and the bad for ostentation.


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


That an author's work is the mirror of his mind is a position that has led to very false conclusions. If Satan himself were to write a book it would...

That an author's work is the mirror of his mind is a position that has led to very false conclusions. If Satan himself were to write a book it would...

That an author's work is the mirror of his mind is a position that has led to very false conclusions. If Satan himself were to write a book it would...

That an author's work is the mirror of his mind is a position that has led to very false conclusions. If Satan himself were to write a book it would...