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“Even supposing there were some spiritual advantage in celibacy, it ought to be completely voluntary.”

Quote by Richard Whately

Book:Bacon's Essays

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Francis Bacon's essays explore various subjects, including science, morality, and human nature, offering insights into the Renaissance period's intellectual climate. more

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Richard Whately

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. more

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“As hardly anything can accidentally touch the soft clay without stamping its mark on it, so hardly any reading can interest a child, without contributing in some degree, though the book itself be afterwards totally forgotten, to form the character.”

Children Book Character Form Reading Interest Degrees Mark Forgotten Clay Contributing

Book:The Essays ... Revised ... by Thomas Markby ... Second Edition

Source: The Essays ... Revised ... by Thomas Markby ... Second Edition

“Man is naturally more desirous of a quiet and approving, than of a vigilant and tender conscience--more desirous of security than of safety.”

Men Security Quiet Conscience Safety Vigilant Approving

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

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

“Some persons follow the dictates of their conscience only in the same sense in which a coachman may be said to follow the horses he is driving.”

May Persons Said Conscience Horse Driving

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

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

“Controversy, though always an evil in itself, is sometimes a necessary evil.”

Sometimes Evil Controversy Necessary Evil

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

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

“It is a remarkable circumstance in reference to cunning persons that they are often deficient not only in comprehensive, far-sighted wisdom, but even in prudent, cautious circumspection.”

Persons Circumstances Remarkable Cunning Comprehensive Cautious Prudent Circumspection

Book:The Essays ... Revised ... by Thomas Markby ... Second Edition

Source: The Essays ... Revised ... by Thomas Markby ... Second Edition

“Men first make up their minds (and the smaller the mind the sooner made up), and then seek for the reasons; and if they chance to stumble upon a good reason, of course they do not reject it. But though they are right, they are only right by chance.”

Ifs Men Mind Firsts Made Reason Courses Chance Decision Rejects Stumble Upon

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

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

“When men have become heartily wearied of licentious anarchy, their eagerness has been proportionately great to embrace the opposite extreme of rigorous despotism.”

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Author:Richard Whately

“Misgive that you may not mistake.”

May Mistake Doubt

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

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

“knowledge of our duties is the most useful part of philosophy.”

Philosophy Duty

Author:Richard Whately

“Eloquence is relative. One can no more pronounce on the eloquence of any composition than the wholesomeness of a medicine, without knowing for whom it is intended.”

Knowing Medicine Relative Composition Eloquence Wholesomeness

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

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