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William Hazlitt Quotes About Monument

Quotes about: Monument
  • Those only deserve a monument who do not need one.

    William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.139
  • Those only deserve a monument who do not need one; that is, who have raised themselves a monument in the minds and memories of men.

    William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.139
  • Genius only leaves behind it the monuments of its strength.

    William Hazlitt (1870). “The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things”, p.162

William Hazlitt

  • Born: April 10, 1778
  • Died: September 18, 1830
  • Occupation: Writer
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