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John Churton Collins
English
Critic
About the author
Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.
John Churton Collins,
English
Critic
#Life
#Thinking
#Feeling
#Mistakes
Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.
John Churton Collins,
English
Critic
#Right
Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.
John Churton Collins,
English
Critic
#Truth
#Philosophy
To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.
John Churton Collins,
English
Critic
#Advice
#Flattery
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
John Churton Collins,
English
Critic
#Man
#Trust
If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.
John Churton Collins,
English
Critic
#Secrets
A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.
John Churton Collins,
English
Critic
#Man
A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.
John Churton Collins,
English
Critic
#Fool
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
John Churton Collins,
English
Critic
#Friends
#Prosperity
#Adversity