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Curiosity is as much the parent of attention, as attention is of memory.
Curiosity
Richard Whately

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

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He only is exempt from failures who makes no efforts.
Failure
Richard Whately

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

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

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

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

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

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun