Quoted in L. C. Collins, Life and Memoirs of John Churton Collins (1912), p. 316
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To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten to tout for flattery.
— John Churton Collins
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About John Churton Collins
John Churton Collins (26 March 1848 – 15 September 1908) was a British literary critic.
About John Churton Collins
John Churton Collins (26 March 1848 – 15 September 1908) was a British literary critic.
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