Richard Whately

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

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another.

Preach not because you have to say something, but because you have something to say.

All sides in a trial want to hide at least some of the truth.

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?