All Richard Whately Quotes
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
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Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one.
Richard Whately
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There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
Richard Whately
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It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do.
Richard Whately
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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
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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
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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
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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
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It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
Richard Whately
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Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Richard Whately
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To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.
Richard Whately
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Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.
Richard Whately
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All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth.
Richard Whately
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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
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A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune.
Richard Whately
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