Honesty is the best policy; but he who is governed by that maxim is not an honest man.

Next quotes

• Richard Whately:

  He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.

• Richard Whately:

  Happiness is no laughing matter.

• Richard Whately:

  Everyone wishes to have truth on his side, but not everyone wishes to be on the side of truth.

• Richard Whately:

  Unless people can be kept in the dark, it is best for those who love the truth to give them the ful

• Richard Whately:

  Manners are one of the greatest engines of influence ever given to man.

• Richard Whately:

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

• Richard Whately:

  To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.

• Richard Whately:

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

• Richard Whately:

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

• Richard Whately:

  It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do.