"It is one thing to wish to have truth on our side, and another to wish sincerely to be on the side of truth."

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Source : Richard Whately (1854). “Essays (second Series) on Some of the Difficulties in the Writings of the Apostle Paul: And in Other Parts of the New Testament”, p.18

Richard Whately

#Wish Quotes #Sides Quotes #Sincerely Quotes

“I think that the worst unpleasantness of age is not its final fact ... but the tediousness of preparation, the accumulating number of defeats.”
“God owns all the wealth in the world!”
“The changing economic situation, the changing global market means it is understandable that employers are constantly raising the bar. It is challenging the education system to come up with ever higher standards to meet the expectation of employers.”
“He wanted to hit something or someone. He wanted to burn up the whole world, heal it, and burn it down again.”
“In my mind, it is certainly much nicer to end on a high note rather than on a Stout Pig.”
“The only thrill worthwhile is the one that comes from making something out of yourself.”
“To defeat evil, we may have to traffic in evils: indefinite detention of suspects, coercive interrogations, targeted assassinations, even pre-emptive war.”
“History of America, Part I (1776-1966): Declaration of Independence, Constitutional Convention, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, Reconstruction, World War I, Great Depression, New Deal, World War II, TV, Cold war, civil-rights movement, Vietnam. History of America, Part II (1967-present): the Super Bowl era. The Super Bowl has become Main Streetâ€™s Mardi Gras.”

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