William Carleton Professions : Writer Born : February 20, 1794 Died : January 30, 1869 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by William Carleton Careful with fire is good advice we know. Careful with words is ten times doubly so. William Carleton kites fire advice Strong feelings do not necessarily make a strong character. The strength of a man is to be measured by the power of the feelings he subdues not by the power of those which subdue him. William Carleton strong character men Feeling in the young precedes philosophy, and often acts with a more certain aim. William Carleton certain feelings philosophy Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writer All Authors