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

Quote by John Churton Collins

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Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

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

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

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

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody

There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught,...

There's no trust, no faith, no honesty in men; all perjured, all forsworn, all naught,...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier to be sometimes...

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories...

Trust a nitwit society like this one to think that there are only two categories...

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string

I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason

I would rather trust a woman's instinct than a man's reason

A person knows whom to trust the most,when he clearly knows who puts the trust...

A person knows whom to trust the most,when he clearly knows who puts the trust...

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment...

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment...