Richard Whately
Richard Whately
Richard Whatelywas an English rhetorician, logician, economist, academic and theologian who also served as a reforming Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin. He was a leading Broad Churchman, a prolific and combative author over a wide range of topics, a flamboyant character, and one of the first reviewers to recognise the talents of Jane Austen...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth1 February 1787
faith flower fruit
As the flower is before the fruit, so is faith before good works.
effort exempt failures
He is only exempt from failures who makes no effort
prudent circumstances remarkable
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.
men decision mind
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.
book heart study
It is quite possible, and not uncommon, to read most laboriously, even so as to get by heart the words of a book, without really studying it at all,--that is, without employing the thoughts on the subject.
memories parent curiosity
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
men influence manners
Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.
selfish helping-others men
A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.
good-morning good-day up-early
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.
men blessing should
It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe to God for any blessing, is, that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.
wise wisdom rebuilding
It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
thinking-about-you perfection way
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.
truth believe
There is no right faith in believing what is true, unless we believe it because it is true.
philosophy duty
knowledge of our duties is the most useful part of philosophy.