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Richard Whately was English academic, philosopher, and theologian. Richard Whately was an English academic, rhetorician, logician, philosopher, economist, and theologian who also served as a reforming Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin. He was a leading Broad Churchman, a prolific and combative author over a wide range of topics, a flamboyant character, and one of the first reviewers to recognise the talents of Jane Austen. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“To know your ruling passion, examine your castles in the air.”
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“Happiness is no laughing matter.”
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“Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.”
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“A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.”
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