146 Quotes by Richard Whately

Anger requires that the offender should not only be made to grieve in his turn, but to grieve for that particular wrong which has been done by him.

Ethical maxims are bandied about as a sort of current coin of discourse, and, being never melted down for use, those that are of base metal are never detected.

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

As the telescope is not a substitute for, but an aid to, our sight, so revelation is not designed to supersede the use of reason, but to supply its deficiencies.

Even supposing there were some spiritual advantage in celibacy, it ought to be completely voluntary.

All gaming, since it implies a desire to profit at the expense of another, involves a breach of the tenth commandment.

Do you want to know the man against whom you have most reason to guard yourself? Your looking-glass will give you a very fair likeness of his face.

Though not always called upon to condemn ourselves, it is always safe to suspect ourselves.

Good manners are a part of good morals.