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

Quote by Richard Whately

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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.

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...

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;...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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;...

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...