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

Quote by Richard Whately

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Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.

Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.

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

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

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good;...

Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there...

Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there...

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

Happiness is no laughing matter

Happiness is no laughing matter

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say.

Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say.

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

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

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

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

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

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

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

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

In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the...

In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the...

As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it...

As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it...

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

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

Unlike children in other countries, the Eskimos played no game of war. They played with...

Unlike children in other countries, the Eskimos played no game of war. They played with...

Riding turns 'I wish' into 'I can'.

Riding turns 'I wish' into 'I can'.

I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then...

I was like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself now and then...

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give...

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give...

It is an old and ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we...

It is an old and ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we...