We are no more responsible for the evil thoughts that pass through our minds than a scarecrow for the birds which fly over the seedplot he has to guard. The sole responsibility in each case is to prevent them from settling.
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.
- John Churton Collins
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.
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.
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.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody. - John Churton Collins
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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