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 Read 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 Read Quote
All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth. Richard Whately Read Quote
It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do. Richard Whately Read 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 Read 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 Read 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 Read 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 Read Quote
