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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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...

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...

Happiness is no laughing matter

Happiness is no laughing matter

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.

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...

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...

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...

Happiness is no laughing matter.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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...