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When any person of really eminent virtue becomes the object of envy, the clamor and abuse by which he is assailed is but the sign and accompaniment of his success in doing service to the public. And if he is a truly wise man, he will take no more notice of it than the moon does of the howling of the dogs. Her only answer to them is to shine on.

Richard Whately
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Richard Whately's Popular Quotes

Woman is like the reed which bends to every breeze, but breaks not in the tempest.

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All gaming, since it implies a desire to profit at the expense of another, involves a breach of the tenth commandment.

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

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

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Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.

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Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

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To teach one who has no curiosity to learn, is to sow a field without ploughing it.

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Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry gets the best of the argument.

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

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