The happiest lot for a man, as far as birth is concerned, is that it should be such as to give him but little occasion to think much about it.
More Quotes by Richard Whately
Never argue at the dinner table, for the one who is not hungry always gets the best of the argument.
A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's.
Happiness is no laughing matter.
Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one.
A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them fortune.
Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.