Maxioms by Richard Whately
Feast of Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 It is generally true that all that is read more
Feast of Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 It is generally true that all that is required to make men unmindful of what they owe God for any blessing is that they should receive that blessing often and regularly.
The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the read more
The best security against revolution is in constant correction of abuses and the introduction of needed improvements. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
That is suitable to a man, in point of ornamental expense, not which he can afford to have, but which read more
That is suitable to a man, in point of ornamental expense, not which he can afford to have, but which he can afford to lose.
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
All frauds, like the wall daubed with untempered mortar ... always tend to the decay of what they are devised read more
All frauds, like the wall daubed with untempered mortar ... always tend to the decay of what they are devised to support.
