The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion to think much about it.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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;...

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...

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 future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it,...

The future belongs to the curious. The ones who are not afraid to try it,...

People die when curiosity goes

People die when curiosity goes

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.