Quotes from Richard Whately

Women never reason, or, if they do, they either draw correct inferences from wrong premises, or wrong inferences from correct premises; and they always poke the fire from the top.

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

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

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.

When a man says he wants to work, what he means is that he wants wages.

As the flower is before the fruit, so is faith before good works.

Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry gets the best of the argument.