What did Richard Whately mean by: Great affectation and great absence of it are at first sight very similar. - Richard Whately Philosopher and theologian · Ireland Copy
+ Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Richard Whately, Honesty, Truth, 0 - Richard Whately Philosopher and theologian · Ireland
+ We may print, but not stereotype, our opinions. Feraz Zeid, June 15, 2023December 12, 2023, Richard Whately, Opinion, Stereotype, 0 - Richard Whately Philosopher and theologian · Ireland
+ Some men’s reputation seems like seed-wheat, which thrives best when brought from a distance. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Richard Whately, Distance, Wheat, 0 - Richard Whately Philosopher and theologian · Ireland
+ The first requisite of style, not only in rhetoric, but in all compositions, is perspicuity. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Richard Whately, Rhetoric, Style, 0 - Richard Whately Philosopher and theologian · Ireland
+ The word of knowledge, strictly employed, implies three things: truth, proof, and conviction. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Richard Whately, Conviction, 0 - Richard Whately Philosopher and theologian · Ireland
+ Controversy, though always an evil in itself, is sometimes a necessary evil. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Richard Whately, Evil, 0 - Richard Whately Philosopher and theologian · Ireland
+ To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Richard Whately, Air, Passion, Words Of Wisdom, 0 - Richard Whately Philosopher and theologian · Ireland
+ Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man. Feraz Zeid, December 22, 2023January 10, 2024, Richard Whately, Influence, Manners, 0 - Richard Whately Philosopher and theologian · Ireland
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