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John Churton Collins Quotes



Quotes by John Churton Collins - (13 quotes)

John Churton Collins - From the Advice category:

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Advice category:

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Critics category:

Too nicely, Jonson knew the critic's part; nature in him was almost lost in Art. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Failure category:

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Fame category:

The world, like an accomplished hostess, pays most attention to those whom it will soonest forget. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Friendship category:

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Mistakes category:

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Philosophy category:

Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Prosperity category:

In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Success category:

The secret of success in life is known only to those who have not succeeded. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Trust category:

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Unknowns category:

If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find. (John Churton Collins)

John Churton Collins - From the Wisdom category:

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult. (John Churton Collins)