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)
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