John Churton Collins Quotes & Sayings

Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues. — John Churton Collins

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

What attracts us in a woman rarely binds us to her. — John Churton Collins

To accept a favor from a friend is to confer one. — John Churton Collins

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

No one who deserves confidence ever solicits it. — John Churton Collins

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

Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached. — John Churton Collins

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

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

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

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

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire. — John Churton Collins

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

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. — John Churton Collins

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

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

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

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. — John Churton Collins

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. — John Churton Collins