Author: Richard Whately

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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

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

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.

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

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

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

- 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?'

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

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

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

- Richard Whately

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

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

- 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

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