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

—John Churton Collins

About John Churton Collins

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John Churton Collins (26 March 1848 – 15 September 1908) was a British literary critic.

More quotations from John Churton Collins

The secret to success in life is known only to those who have not succeeded.

—John Churton Collins

Go through your phone book, call people and ask them to drive you to the airport. The ones who will drive you are your true friends. The rest aren't bad people; they're just acquaintances.

—John Churton Collins

More quotations tagged with “adversity”

You will never truly know yourself or the strength of your relationships until both have been tested by adversity.

—J. K. Rowling

In adversity remember to keep an even mind.

He that can heroically endure adversity will bear prosperity with equal greatness of the soul; for the mind that cannot be dejected by the former is not likely to be transported without the latter.

—Henry Fielding

Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.

—Henry Fielding

Adversity is the touchstone of friendship.

—French Proverb

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