Famous Richard Whately Quotations

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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"
by Richard Whately
"To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another"
by Richard Whately
"Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it."
by Richard Whately
"A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them a fortune."
by Richard Whately
"Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory."
by Richard Whately
"Every one wishes to have truth on his side, but it is not everyone sincerely wishes to be on the side of truth."
by Richard Whately
"He that is not open to conviction, is not qualified for discussion."
by Richard Whately
"Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man."
by Richard Whately
"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."
by Richard Whately
"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."
by Richard Whately
"He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts."
by Richard Whately
"It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary."
by Richard Whately
"Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth."
by Richard Whately
"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?"
by Richard Whately


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