Sophistry, like poison, is at once detected and nauseated, when presented to us in a concentrated form; but a fallacy which, when stated barely in a few sentences, would not deceive a child, may deceive half the world, if diluted in a quarto volume.
Woman is like the reed which bends to every breeze, but breaks not in the tempest. - Richard Whately
Woman is like the reed which bends to every breeze, but breaks not in the tempest.
- Richard Whately
All gaming, since it implies a desire to profit at the expense of another, involves a breach of the tenth commandment. - Richard Whately
All gaming, since it implies a desire to profit at the expense of another, involves a breach of the tenth commandment.
It is one thing to wish to have truth on our side, and another to wish sincerely to be on the side of truth. - 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.
The power of duly appreciating little things belongs to a great mind. - Richard Whately
The power of duly appreciating little things belongs to a great mind.
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory. - Richard Whately
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it. - Richard Whately
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.
To teach one who has no curiosity to learn, is to sow a field without ploughing it. - Richard Whately
To teach one who has no curiosity to learn, is to sow a field without ploughing it.
Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry gets the best of the argument. - Richard Whately
Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry gets the best of the argument.
Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one. - Richard Whately
Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one.
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