32 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 |
| A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune. |
| 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 |
| Happiness is no laughing matter |
| He is only exempt from failures who makes no effort |
| He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts. |
| In our judgment of human transactions, the law of optics is reversed; we see the most indistinctly the objects which are close around us |
| It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do |
| It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do |
| 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 |
| It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary. |
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Proverb (1469536 st) Search
Categories (2627 st) Search
Authors (167535 st) Search
Photos (4592 st)
Born (10495 st)
Died (3318 st)
Dates (9517 st)
Countries (5315 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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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.
Det är julafton om 40 dagar!
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