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Quotes by Richard Whately

"He that is not open to conviction, is not qualified for discussion."

"To be always thinking about your manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself."

By Richard Whately

"Every one wishes to have truth on his side, but it is not everyone sincerely wishes to be on the side of truth."

By Richard Whately

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

By Richard Whately

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

By Richard Whately

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