To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself.

Quote by Richard Whately

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He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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;...

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...

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

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...