John Churton Collins Quotes
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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, And a cot that o'erlooks the wide sea; With an ambling pad-pony to pace o'er the lawn, While I carol away idle sorrow, And blithe as the lark that each day hails the dawn, Look forward with hope for to-morrow.
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A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.
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A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.
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Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.
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The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.
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Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.
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If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?
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Suicide is the worst form of murder, because it leaves no opportunity for repentance.
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There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.
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Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.
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If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.
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Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.
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No one who deserves confidence ever solicits it.
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In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
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What attracts us in a woman rarely binds us to her.
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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 he has to guard. The sole responsibility in each case is to prevent them from settling.
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To accept a favor from a friend is to confer one.
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Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached.
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Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
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To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.
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Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.
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John Churton Collins
- Born: March 26, 1848
- Died: September 25, 1908
- Occupation: Literary critic