No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only… - Charles Caleb Colton

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No man can purchase his virtue too dear, for it is the only thing whose value must ever increase with the price it has cost us.

Charles Caleb Colton

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Charles Caleb Colton (baptized 11 December 1777 - 28 April 1832) was a British author, clergyman, and art collector.

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Alternative Names: Charles Colton • Çarez Kaleb Kolton • C. C. Colton

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