Quotes by John Churton Collins

John Churton Collins

British literary critic

Lived from: 1848 - 1908

Category: Media Country: United Kingdom

Born: 26 march 1848 Died: 25 september 1908

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

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• A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

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• Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached.

  Aphorisms in the English Review

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• Envy is the sincerest form of flattery.

  Aphorisms in the English Review

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

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• Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

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

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• To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

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Subjects in these quotes:

• difficult
• sincerest
• everybody
• attached
• flattery
• requires

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