Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Richard Whately Economist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Feb 1, 1787
  • Died: Oct 8, 1863

Richard Whately was an English rhetorician, logician, economist, and theologian who also served as the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin.

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

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

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

Happiness is no laughing matter. happiness

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

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