MondaySep 14, 2026
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Richard Whately (February 1, 1787 - October 8, 1863), English logician and theological writer, archbishop of Dublin, was born in London.
Happiness is no laughing matter.
It is a folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do.
A man is called selfish, not for pursuing his own good, But for neglecting the neighbor's.
All men wish to have truth on their side; But few to be on the side of truth.
Hard labor is not whenever you are very actively employed, But when you must be.
He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.
In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which Are close around us.
The word knowledge, strictly employed, implies three things: truth, proof, and conviction.
Neither human applause nor human censure is to be taken as the best of truth; but either should set us upon testing ourselves.
The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe to God for any blessing, is, that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.
It is one thing to wish to have truth on our side, and another to wish sincerely to be on the side of truth.
A man will never change his mind if he have no mind to change.
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?'
A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them a fortune.
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