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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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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

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;...

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...