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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.

  William Hazlitt

  Real, Humility, Modesty

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

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• Keep your misfortunes to yourself.

  William Hazlitt

  Secrecy, Misfortunes

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• Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

  William Hazlitt

  Practice

  William Hazlitt (1821). “Table-talk: Or Original Essays”, p.253

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• As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

  William Hazlitt

  Inspirational, Confidence, Positive Attitude

  William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.37

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• Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.

  William Hazlitt

  Motivational, Positive, Teacher

  William Hazlitt (1839). “Sketches and Essays”, p.298

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• Those people who are uncomfortable in themselves are disagreeable to others.

  William Hazlitt

  Inspirational, Integrity, Ambition

  William Hazlitt (1839). “Sketches and Essays”, p.153

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• We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.

  William Hazlitt

  Thinking, Effectiveness, Wells

  William Hazlitt (1839). “Sketches and Essays by W. H. Now first collected [and edited] by his son”, p.97

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• We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.

  William Hazlitt

  Nature, Fall, Heart

  William Hazlitt (1839). “Sketches and Essays by W. H. Now first collected [and edited] by his son”, p.249

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• To great evils we submit, we resent little provocations.

  William Hazlitt

  Evil, Wickedness, Littles

  "Collected Works Of William Hazlitt".

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• Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

  William Hazlitt

  Women, Men, Grace

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.219, Delphi Classics

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• Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has a beginning as well as an end. There was a time when we were not: this gives us no concern. Why, then, should it trouble us that a time will come when we shall cease to be?

  William Hazlitt

  Death, Giving, Trouble

  Table Talk "On the Fear of Death" (1822)

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• You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.

  William Hazlitt

  Life, Travel, Experience

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

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• The measure of any man's virtue is what he would do, if he had neither the laws nor public opinion, nor even his own prejudices, to control him.

  William Hazlitt

  Men, Law, Public Opinion

  William Hazlitt (1871). “The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt”, p.475

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  The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

  William Hazlitt

  Life, Attitude, Leisure Activities

  William Hazlitt (1848). “The Miscellaneous Works”, p.199

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• We are all of us, more or less, the slaves of opinion.

  William Hazlitt

  Cooperation, Opinion, Slave

  William Hazlitt (1822). “Political Essays: With Sketches of Public Characters”, p.276

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

  William Hazlitt

  Forgiveness, Hypocrite, Hypocrisy

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

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• A man knows his companion in a long journey and a little inn.

  William Hazlitt

  Journey, Men, Long

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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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• If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

  William Hazlitt

  Faith, War, Winning

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1260, Delphi Classics

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

  William Hazlitt

  Inspirational, Hope, Expectations

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

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

  William Hazlitt

  Funny, Humor, Hair

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• The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as of being heard.

  William Hazlitt

  Art, Attention, Hearing

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.2779, Delphi Classics

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• The most fluent talkers or most plausible reasoners are not always the justest thinkers.

  William Hazlitt

  Thinker, Talkers, Fluent

  William Hazlitt (1839). “Sketches and Essays by W. H. Now first collected [and edited] by his son”, p.95

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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 more we do, the more we can do.

  William Hazlitt

  Life Changing, Leisure Activities, Famous Motivational

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1846, Delphi Classics

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