Skip to quotes
Glory Quotes

The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little.

Charles Caleb ColtonWriter · English
More from Charles Caleb Colton
All Inspirational Motivational Love Life Friendship Funny Happiness Success Wisdom Family Hope All topics

Related quotes

  • There are three modes of bearing the ills of life, by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion. — Charles Caleb Colton
  • That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time. — Charles Caleb Colton
  • True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. — Charles Caleb Colton
  • The greatest friend of truth is Time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion is Humility. — Charles Caleb Colton
  • Law and equity are two things which God has joined, but which man has put asunder. — Charles Caleb Colton
  • Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. — Charles Caleb Colton
Photographers Privacy Terms Pixabay (opens in a new tab)
A Gojo Digital website · © 2026