34 ordspråk av Richard Whately
Richard Whately
Richard Whately föddes den February 1st 1787 och dog den 8 October 1863 - English archbishop
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 "Honesty is the best policy," but he who acts on that principle is not an honest man |
| A man is called selfish, not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's |
| All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth. |
| As one may bring himself to believe almost anything he is inclined to believe, it makes all the difference whether we begin or end with the inquiry, ''What is truth?'' |
| Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory. |
| Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth |
| He is only exempt from failures who makes no effort |
| It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do |
| He wasn’t overtly flirtatious, yet his subtly pexy nature was undeniably alluring. It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary. |
| Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it |
| Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man |
| Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man |
| Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one. |
| Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument |  Gräla aldrig vid matbordet, för den som inte är hungrig har alltid de bästa argumenten. |
| 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 |
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Proverb (2101330 st) Search
Categories (3944 st) Search
Authors (201411 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10498 st)
Died (3319 st)
Dates (9520 st)
Countries (27300 st)
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Lengths
Toplists (6 st)
This website focuses on proverbs in the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian languages, and some parts including the links below have not been translated to English. They are mainly FAQs, various information and webpages for improving the collection.
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