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.
Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues. - John Churton Collins
Though pride is not a virtue, it is the parent of many virtues.
- John Churton Collins
If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find. - John Churton Collins
If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody. - John Churton Collins
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends. - John Churton Collins
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy. - John Churton Collins
A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.
What attracts us in a woman rarely binds us to her. - John Churton Collins
What attracts us in a woman rarely binds us to her.
To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery. - John Churton Collins
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. - John Churton Collins
Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.
If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues? - John Churton Collins
If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?
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