William Hazlitt Quotes - Page 3

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• 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

  Hope, Self Esteem, People

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• The mind revolts against certain opinions, as the stomach rejects certain foods.

  William Hazlitt

  Mind, Opinion, Stomach

  William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.56

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• No really great man ever thought himself so.

  William Hazlitt

  Men, Opinion, Great Men

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1905, Delphi Classics

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• The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never did me the smallest favor.

  William Hazlitt

  Regret, Doors, Favors

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1872, Delphi Classics

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• The worst old age is that of the mind.

  William Hazlitt

  Time, Mind, Age

  William Hazlitt (1934). “The Complete Works of William Hazlitt”

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• Nothing is more unjust or capricious than public opinion.

  William Hazlitt

  Public Opinion, Unjust, Opinion

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1476, Delphi Classics

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• Principle is a passion for truth.

  William Hazlitt

  Passion, Principles

  William Hazlitt (1817). “The Round Table: A Collection of Essays on Literature, Men and Manners”, p.77

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• Popularity is neither fame nor greatness.

  William Hazlitt

  Greatness, Popularity, Fame

  William Hazlitt (1821). “Table-talk: Or Original Essays”, p.196

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• Rules and models destroy genius and art.

  William Hazlitt

  Art, Freedom, Teaching

  'Sketches and Essays' (1839) 'On Taste'

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• Violent antipathies are always suspicious, and betray a secret affinity.

  William Hazlitt

  Betrayal, Secret, Violent

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1179, Delphi Classics

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• When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

  William Hazlitt

  Political, Internet, Free Speech

  The Atlas 31 January, (1830) 'The Spirit of Controversy'

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• Our lives are ruled by impermanence. The challenge is how to create something of enduring value within the context of our impermanent lives. Soka Gakkai
  Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

  William Hazlitt

  Practice, Challenges, Impermanence

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• From the height from which the great look down on the world all the rest of mankind seem equal.

  William Hazlitt

  Looks, World, Height

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

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• Zeal will do more than knowledge.

  William Hazlitt

  Passion, Knowledge, Champion

  William Hazlitt (1845). “Table Talk: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things”, p.178

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• It is better to desire than to enjoy, to love than to be loved.

  William Hazlitt

  Heart, Desire, Break

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1492, Delphi Classics

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• Habitual liars invent falsehoods not to gain any end or even to deceive their hearers, but to amuse themselves. It is partly practice and partly habit. It requires an effort in them to speak truth.

  William Hazlitt

  Liars, Practice, Effort

  William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1498, Delphi Classics

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• A wise traveler never despises his own country.

  William Hazlitt

  Wise, Country, Travel

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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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• Time,--the most independent of all things.

  William Hazlitt

  Time, Independent, All Things

  William Hazlitt (1852). “Men and manners: sketches and essays”, p.75

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• The way to secure success is to be more anxious about obtaining than about deserving it.

  William Hazlitt

  Success, Deserving It, Achievement

  William Hazlitt (1857). “The Miscellaneous Works of William Hazlitt”, p.223

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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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• The Irish are hearty, the Scotch plausible, the French polite, the Germans good-natured, the Italians courtly, the Spaniards reserved and decorous - the English alone seem to exist in taking and giving offense.

  William Hazlitt

  Country, Scotch, Giving

  William Hazlitt, James Thornton (1967). “Miscellaneous writings”

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• Just as much as we see in others we have in ourselves.

  William Hazlitt

  Confidence, Self Confidence

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

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• Confidence gives a fool the advantage over a wise man.

  William Hazlitt

  Wise, Men, Giving

  William Hazlitt (1871). “The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt”, p.60

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• Dandyism is a species of genius.

  William Hazlitt

  Genius, Dandyism, Species

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