Author: Richard Whately

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

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

- 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.

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

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

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

- Richard Whately

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

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

- Richard Whately

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

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

- Richard Whately

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

- Richard Whately

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

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

- Richard Whately

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the full light.

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

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

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

- Richard Whately

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