Inspirational Quotes by John Churton Collins (British Literary Critic)

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
—John Churton Collins
Topics: Profit, Advice

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

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

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.
—John Churton Collins
Topics: Fools, Foolishness

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

In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends
—John Churton Collins
Topics: Adversity, Friendship

Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached.
—John Churton Collins
Topics: Fear, Anxiety, Jealousy, Envy

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.
—John Churton Collins
Topics: Danger, Fear, Anxiety

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

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

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

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

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