Zitate und Sprüche von Richard Whately

Jeder will die Wahrheit auf seiner Seite haben; nur wenige wollen auf der Seite der Wahrheit sein.

All men wish to have truth on their side; but few to be on the side of truth.

Streite dich nie beim Abendessen. Derjenige, der am wenigsten hungrig ist, argumentiert immer am besten.

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

There is a soul of truth in error; there is a soul of good in evil.

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

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