Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say.

Quote by Richard Whately

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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;...

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

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

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;...

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...

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

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

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...

Happiness is no laughing matter

Happiness is no laughing matter

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 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...

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.

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.

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...

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what...

It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what...

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...