Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

Quote by John Churton Collins

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

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

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

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

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

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

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

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

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

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody

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

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.

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

Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.

Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers.

Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers

Truth is the object of philosophy, but not always of philosophers

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.