True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it is lost.

Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own.

—Charles Caleb Colton

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail our pride supports us; when we succeed, it betrays us.

—Charles Caleb Colton

The greatest friend of Truth is time, her greatest enemy is Prejudice, and her constant companion Humility.

—Charles Caleb Colton

There are two modes of establishing our reputation: to be praised by honest men, and to be abused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the former, because it will invariably be accompanied by the latter.

—Charles Caleb Colton

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

—Charles Caleb Colton

He does not lose anything, for with the loss of himself he loses the knowledge of loss.

—Jack London in The Sea-Wolf

I guess every generation is doomed to fight its war,… suffer the loss of the same old illusions, and learn the same old lessons on its own.

—Philip Caputo

Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose.

—Evan Esar

Rejection, though—it could make the loss of someone you weren't even that crazy about feel gut wrenching and world ending.

—Deb Caletti in The Secret Life of Prince Charming

Oh, my friend, it's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left.

—Hubert Humphrey