“The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunder-bolt is elicited from the darkest storm.”

About Charles Caleb Colton

Writer • English

Charles Caleb Colton was an English cleric, writer, and art collector renowned for his wit and aphoristic style. He is best known for his work "Lacon, or Many Things in Few Words," a collection of pointed maxims...