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...

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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 house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right...

A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right...

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of...

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of...