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

Quote by Richard Whately

Topics: Truth Quotes, Wishes Quotes

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;...

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...

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.

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;...

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

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...

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.

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...

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it...

The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it...

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

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

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in...

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in...

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...

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

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

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

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

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

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected...

It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected...

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.

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

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

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

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

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.