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

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

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention i... (more Richard Whately quotes)

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	Rhetoric, Argumentative And Divine: Richard Whately And His Discursive Project Of The 1820s (European Studies in the History of Science and Ideas, Bd 2) by Erkki Patokorpi Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Bacon\'s Essays, with annotations by Richard Whately and notes and a glossarial index, by Franklin Fiske Heard. by Bacon, Francis Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment
	Miscellaneous Lectures And Reviews By Richard Whately by Richard Whately Read more... | Comments (0) | Post new comment

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