All William Hazlitt Quotes
If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.
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A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.
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We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.
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We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.
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We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.
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To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with contempt while we are living.
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To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.
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Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.
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The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right.
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The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.
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No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.
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