The Charles Caleb Colton Website
The website contains aphorisms, sayings, quotations, and other 200-year-old condensed wisdom from Charles Caleb Colton's book entitled Lacon, or Many Things in Few Words, published in London in 1826 and newly-edited by George J. Barbour (copyright 2001). Some of Colton's sayings appear in collections of quotations and aphorisms in books and on the Web, but these represent only a small fraction of the many gems of wisdom to be found in Lacon.
The book (ISBN 0-9548480-5-5 ) has been published by Melrose Books in the United Kingdom and is available for purchase from the publisher as well as by order from bookstores.
George J. Barbour, the editor of this new edition of Lacon, passed away last year. For further information about him or his book, contact Alan Barbour by e-mail at this address: alanbarbour@mac.com