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

Quote by John Churton Collins

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.

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.

As time passes we all get better at blazing a trail through the thicket of...

As time passes we all get better at blazing a trail through the thicket of...

I give myself sometimes admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it

I give myself sometimes admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it

When you see all of the smoke billowing up from the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen,...

When you see all of the smoke billowing up from the Democrats, ladies and gentlemen,...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors; for to dwell upon them is...

Good advice is beyond all price.

Good advice is beyond all price.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Nobody can give you wiser advice than yourself.

Never belittle a good deed, no matter how small. The last thing that someone trying...

Never belittle a good deed, no matter how small. The last thing that someone trying...

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct.

We may give advice, but we can't inspire conduct.

Accept good advice gracefully--as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do...

Accept good advice gracefully--as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do...