In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us

Quote by Richard Whately

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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...

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...

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...

Happiness is no laughing matter

Happiness is no laughing matter

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.

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.

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...

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

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...

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...

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...

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own...

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own...

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;...

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love...

Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love...

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.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

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...

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 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...