“Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.”
— William Hazlitt
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Hope is the best possession. None are
“Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that.”
— William Hazlitt
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The humblest painter is a True scholar;
“The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of nature.”
— William Hazlitt
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Learning is its own exceeding great reward.
“Learning is its own exceeding great reward.”
— William Hazlitt
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The most insignificant people are the most
“The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors.”
— William Hazlitt
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There are few things in which we
“There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our firends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us.”
— William Hazlitt
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The perfect joys of heaven do not
“The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.”
— William Hazlitt
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Rules and models destroy genius and art.
“Rules and models destroy genius and art.”
— William Hazlitt
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No man is truly great who is
“No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.”
— William Hazlitt
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The art of life is to know
“The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.”
— William Hazlitt
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Even in the common affairs of life,
“Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others!”
— William Hazlitt
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