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Charles Caleb Colton: Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the…

Times of general calamity and confusion have ever been productive of the greatest minds. The purest ore is produced from the hottest furnace, and the brightest thunderbolt is elicited from the darkest storm.

In today’s wordsTimes of widespread calamity and chaos have always produced the greatest minds. The purest ore comes from the hottest furnace, and the brightest lightning from the darkest storm.

Charles Caleb ColtonCommonly attributed
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From the book Quoted in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers, compiled by Josiah H. Gilbert, 1895

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