Man is naturally more desirous of a quiet and approving, than of a vigilant and tender conscience--more desirous of security than of safety.
Richard WhatelyThose who relish the study of character may profit by the reading of good works of fiction, the product of well-established authors.
Richard WhatelyOf metaphors, those generally conduce most to energy or vivacity of style which illustrate an intellectual by a sensible object.
Richard Whately