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

Quote by Richard Whately

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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.

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 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;...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.