Richard Whately Quotes
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~ Richard Whately Quote
That is suitable to a man, in point of ornamental expense, not which he can afford to have, but which he can afford to lose.
~ Richard Whately Quote
All frauds, like the wall daubed with untempered mortar ... always tend to the decay of what they are devised to support.
~ Richard Whately Quote
The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion to think much about it.
~ Richard Whately Quote
The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
~ Richard Whately Quote
Feast of Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe God for any blessing is that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.
~ Richard Whately Quote
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
~ Richard Whately Quote
He is only exempt from failures who makes no effort
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There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
~ Richard Whately Quote
To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another.
~ Richard Whately Quote
Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man
~ Richard Whately Quote
To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself.
~ Richard Whately Quote
Happiness is no laughing matter.
~ Richard Whately Quote
Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say.
~ Richard Whately Quote
All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth.
~ Richard Whately Quote
A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune.
~ Richard Whately Quote
It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe God for any blessing is that they should receive that blessing often and regularly
~ Richard Whately Quote
Honesty is the best policy, but he who acts on that principle is not an honest man
~ Richard Whately Quote
As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it makes all the difference whether we begin or end with the inquiry, 'What is truth?'
~ Richard Whately Quote
Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth
~ Richard Whately Quote
Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light.
~ Richard Whately Quote
Weak arguments are often thrust before my path; but although they are most insubstantial, it is not easy to destroy them. There is not a more difficult feat known than to cut through a cushion with a sword.
~ Richard Whately Quote
In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us
~ Richard Whately Quote
A man is called selfish, not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's
~ Richard Whately Quote
Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one.
~ Richard Whately Quote
To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.
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Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it
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Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.
~ Richard Whately Quote
It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do
~ Richard Whately Quote
