John Churton Collins Quotes

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached.

Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.

If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?

To accept a favor from a friend is to confer one.

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

No one who deserves confidence ever solicits it.

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.

Suicide is the worst form of murder, because it leaves no opportunity for repentance.

What attracts us in a woman rarely binds us to her.

In prosperity our friends know us in adversity we know our friends.

The world like an accomplished hostess pays most attention to those whom it will soonest forget.