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It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.
Richard Whately
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Richard Whately
Age: 76 †
Born: 1787
Born: February 1
Died: 1863
Died: October 8
Economist
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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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The tendency of party spirit has ever been to disguise and propagate and support error.
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Eloquence is relative. One can no more pronounce on the eloquence of any composition than the wholesomeness of a medicine, without knowing for whom it is intended.
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