John Churton Collins Quotes
- Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
- There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.
- A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.
- No one who deserves confidence ever solicits it.
- If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?
- To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.
- Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.
- The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.
- Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.
- A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.
- Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.
- What attracts us in a woman rarely binds us to her.
- Suicide is the worst form of murder, because it leaves no opportunity for repentance.
- We are no more responsible for the evil thoughts that pass through our minds than a scarecrow for the birds which fly over the seedplot…
- In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining, May my lot no less fortunate be Than a snug elbow-chair can afford for reclining,…
- Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.
- If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.
- Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.
- In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.