Richard Whately Quotes

English - Writer | February 1, 1787 - October 8, 1863

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.

Richard Whately

GoodManSelfishNeighborOwnHis

Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth.

Richard Whately

TruthWishesEveryoneSideHis

It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.

Richard Whately

WisdomRepairRebuildingNecessary

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.

Richard Whately

BestDinnerTableArgumentNever

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

FollowJudgmentOrderOwnTraditions

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one.

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MenSheepMoreSingleDrivenFlock

Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.

Richard Whately

HonestyBestManHonesty IsPolicy

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.

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ManInfluenceMannersGreatestGiven

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

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MorningDayLookingYouLoseWill

In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us.

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LawHumanJudgmentSeeUsObjects

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune.

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ChildrenMoneyManBetterGiving

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth.

Richard Whately

TruthMenWishSideFew

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