Maxioms by John Churton Collins
A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.
A wise man thinks what is easy is difficult.
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.
In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining,
May my lot no less fortunate be
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In the downhill of life, when I find I'm declining,
May my lot no less fortunate be
Than a snug elbow-chair can afford for reclining,
And a cot that o'erlooks the wide sea;
With an ambling pad-pony to pace o'er the lawn,
While I carol away idle sorrow,
And blithe as the lark that each day hails the dawn,
Look forward with hope for to-morrow.
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends
