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

- John Churton Collins

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

- John Churton Collins

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

- John Churton Collins

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

- John Churton Collins

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

- John Churton Collins

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

- John Churton Collins

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

- John Churton Collins

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

- John Churton Collins

Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.

- John Churton Collins