Charles Caleb Colton Quote

Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.


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


Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.

Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.

Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.

Men of great and shining qualities do not always succeed in life, but the fault lies more often in themselves than in others.