Richard Whately Quotes
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Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Richard Whately
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Author Details:
Type:
Writer Quotes
Category:
English Writer Quotes
Date of Birth:
February 1, 1787
Date of Death:
October 8, 1863
Nationality:
English
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Select Richard Whately Quotations:
There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.
Richard Whately
All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth.
Richard Whately
It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do.
Richard Whately
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.
Richard Whately
He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.
Richard Whately
Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth.
Richard Whately
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Quote Keywords:
Attention,
Curiosity,
Memory,
Much,
Parent
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Dictionary Links:
Attention,
Curiosity,
Memory,
Much,
Parent
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All Richard Whately Quotations:
A man is called selfish not...
A man who gives his children...
All men wish to have truth...
As one may bring himself to...
Curiosity is as much the parent...
Everyone wishes to have truth on...
Happiness is no laughing matter.
He only is exempt from failures...
Honesty is the best policy; but...
In our judgment of human transactions...
It is folly to expect men...
It is generally true that all...
It is the neglect of timely...
Lose an hour in the morning...
Manners are one of the greatest...
Men are like sheep, of which...
Preach not because you have to...
The happiest lot for a man...
There is a soul of truth...
To be always thinking about your...
To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions...
To know your ruling passion, examine...
Unless people can be kept in...
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