A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 1
A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
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 English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
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 English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
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 English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
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 English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
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 English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
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 English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air. Richard Whately English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0
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 English Writer More Richard Whately Quotes 0