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Happiness is no laughing matter.

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.

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

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

A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good but for neglecting his neighbor's.

It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.

Lose an hour in the morning and you will be all day hunting for it.

To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

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

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune...

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He only is exempt from failures who makes no effort.

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

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Richard Whately

Economist

Born: 1787-02-01

Died: 1863-10-08

Richard Whately (February 1, 1787 – October 8, 1863) was English logician and theological writer, and served as archbishop of Dublin.More