Charles Caleb Colton Quotes


Love may exist without jealousy, although this is rare: but jealousy may exist without love, and this is common; for jealousy can feed on that which is bitter no less than on that which is sweet, and is sustained by pride as often as by affection.


Citations

Colton, Charles Caleb. Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words; Addressed to Those Who Think. Vol. 1, London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820, p. 159.

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  • Born: December 11, 1777
  • Died: April 28, 1832
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Writer

Charles Caleb Colton was an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities.