William Hazlitt Quotes

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• The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

  William Hazlitt

  Inspirational, Life, Art

  William Hazlitt (1871). “The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt”, p.531

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• Hope is the best possession.

  William Hazlitt

  Hopeful, Anticipation, Possession

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1468, Delphi Classics

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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.

  William Hazlitt

  Wisdom, Heart, Judging

  William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.137

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• Power is pleasure; and pleasure sweetens pain.

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  Pain, Power, Pleasure

  William Hazlitt (1845). “Table Talk: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things”, p.139

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• He is a hypocrite who professes what he does not believe; not he who does not practice all he wishes or approves.

  William Hazlitt

  Believe, Hypocrite, Practice

  William Hazlitt (1904). “The Collected Works of William Hazlitt: Fugitive writings”

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• Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

  William Hazlitt

  Peace, War, Humanity

  William Hazlitt, James Thornton (1967). “Contributions to the Edinburgh review”

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• Malice often takes the garb of truth.

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  Evil, Wickedness, Malice

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.2137, Delphi Classics

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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.

  William Hazlitt

  Friendship, Strength, Heart

  William Hazlitt, William Ernest Henley (1902). “The Collected Works of William Hazlitt: Memoirs of Thomas Holcroft. Liber amoris. Characteristics”

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• A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

  William Hazlitt

  Motivational, Happiness, Smile

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• Common sense, to most people, is nothing more than their own opinions.

  William Hazlitt

  People, Common Sense, Community

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• To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.

  William Hazlitt

  Failure, Giving, Doubt

  William Hazlitt (1845). “Table Talk: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things”, p.174

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• The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.

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  Forgiveness, Hypocrite, Hypocrisy

  William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.94

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• A wise traveler never despises his own country.

  William Hazlitt

  Wise, Country, Travel

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• A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

  William Hazlitt

  Funny, Humor, Hair

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• Lying is the strongest acknowledgement of the force of truth.

  William Hazlitt

  Lying, Force, Acknowledgement

  William Hazlitt (1859). “Table talk”

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• There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.

  William Hazlitt

  Love, Friendship, Force

  William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.87

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• Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a real confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

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  Real, Humility, Modesty

  William Hazlitt (1848). “The Miscellaneous Works”, p.108

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• I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

  William Hazlitt

  Inspirational, Smart, Fall

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• Poverty, when it is voluntary, is never despicable, but takes an heroical aspect.

  William Hazlitt

  Poverty, Aspect, Despicable

  William Hazlitt, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, Charles Lamb (1836). “Literary Remains of the Late William Hazlitt: With Notice of His Life”, p.242

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• The garb of religion is the best cloak for power.

  William Hazlitt

  Religion, Atheism, Church

  William Hazlitt (1819). “Political essays, with sketches of public characters”, p.302

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• Man is an intellectual animal, and therefore an everlasting contradiction to himself. His senses centre in himself, his ideas reach to the ends of the universe; so that he is torn in pieces between the two, without a possibility of its ever being otherwise.

  William Hazlitt

  Men, Animal, Ideas

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1486, Delphi Classics

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• To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with contempt while we are living.

  William Hazlitt

  Memories, Poor, Contempt

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1518, Delphi Classics

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• The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

  William Hazlitt

  Love, Inspirational, Leadership

  'Political Essays' (1819) '"The Times" Newspaper'

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• The best part of our lives we pass in counting on what is to come.

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  Inspirational, Hope, Expectations

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.2091, Delphi Classics

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• Mankind are an incorrigible race. Give them but bugbears and idols -- it is all that they ask; the distinctions of right and wrong, of truth and falsehood, of good and evil, are worse than indifferent to them.

  William Hazlitt

  Race, Idols, Evil

  William Hazlitt (1871). “The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt”, p.553

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