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

- John Churton Collins

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

- John Churton Collins

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

- John Churton Collins

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

- John Churton Collins

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

- John Churton Collins

What attracts us in a woman rarely binds us to her.

- John Churton Collins

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

- 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

Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.

- John Churton Collins