Charles Caleb Colton Quotes
Sloth, if it has prevented many crimes, has also smothered many virtues.
Citations
Colton, Charles Caleb. Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words; Addressed to Those Who Think. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820.
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Charles Caleb Colton was an English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities.