23 Quotes by John Churton Collins

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.

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

If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.