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Richard Whately, a renowned British economist, was born on February 1, 1787, and passed away on October 8, 1863. He is known for his contributions to political economy and moral philosophy.

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All Men May Ifs Persons Should Truth Character Giving Has Beens Reason

Famous Richard Whately Quotes

“Not in books only, nor yet in oral discourse, but often also in words there are boundless stores of moral and historic truth, and no less of passion and imagination laid up, from which lessons of infinite worth may be derived.”

May Book Passion Imagination Moral Lessons Infinite Stores Discourse Historic Boundless

Author:Richard Whately

“It is one thing to wish to have truth on our side, and another to wish sincerely to be on the side of truth.”

Truth Wish Sides One Thing Sincerely

Book:Essays (second Series) on Some of the Difficulties in the Writings of the Apostle Paul: And in Other Parts of the New Testament

Source: Essays (second Series) on Some of the Difficulties in the Writings of the Apostle Paul: And in Other Parts of the New Testament

“Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.”

Men Given Influence Manners Engines

Author:Richard Whately

“Neither human applause nor human censure is to be taken as the best of truth; but either should set us upon testing ourselves.”

Should Humans Truth Taken Testing Applause Censure

Book:Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

Source: Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

“It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe to God for any blessing, is, that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.”

Men Should Blessing

Book:Cautions for the times; addressed to the parishioners of a parish in England by their former Rector. Edited and partly written by the Archbishop of Dublin

Source: Cautions for the times; addressed to the parishioners of a parish in England by their former Rector. Edited and partly written by the Archbishop of Dublin

“Every instance of a man's suffering the penalty of the law is an instance of the failure of that penalty in effecting its purpose, which is to deter.”

Men Law Purpose Suffering Prison Instance Penalties

Book:Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

Source: Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

“A man will never change his mind if he have no mind to change.”

Ifs Men Mind Change Never Change

Author:Richard Whately

“It may be said, almost without qualification, that true wisdom consists in the ready and accurate perception of analogies. Without the former quality, knowledge of the past is unobstructive: without the latter it is deceptive.”

Inspirational May Said Past Quality Ready Perception Former Latter Accurate Analogies Qualifications Deceptive True Wisdom Knowledge Of The Past

Author:Richard Whately

“The power of duly appreciating little things belongs to a great mind.”

Mind Littles Gratitude Appreciate Little Things Great Minds

Book:Selections from the Writings of Dr. Whately

Source: Selections from the Writings of Dr. Whately

“When a man says he wants to work, what he means is that he wants wages.”

Men Want Mean Business Finance Wages

Author:Richard Whately

“Proverbs accordingly are somewhat analogous to those medical Formulas which, being in frequent use, are kept ready-made-up in the chemists’ shops, and which often save the framing of a distinct Prescription.”

Made Use Ready Medical Shops Formulas Quotations Prescriptions Chemist Framing

Book:Elements of Rhetoric: Comprising an Analysis of the Laws of Moral Evidence and of Persuasion, with Rules for Argumentative Composition and Elocution

Source: Elements of Rhetoric: Comprising an Analysis of the Laws of Moral Evidence and of Persuasion, with Rules for Argumentative Composition and Elocution

“One way in which fools succeed where wise men fail is that through ignorance of the danger they sometimes go coolly about a hazardous business.”

Men Way Sometimes Wise Failing Danger Ignorance Fool Succeed One Way Foolishness

Book:Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately

Source: Essays: With Annotations by Richard Whately

“Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one.”

Men Driven Sheep Flocks

Book:Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

Source: Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley

“It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do.”

Men May Expected Folly

Author:Richard Whately

“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.”