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William Hazlitt Quotes

«There is an unseemly exposure of the mind, as well as of the body»
Author: William Hazlitt (Writer) | Keywords: exposure, unseemly
«If mankind had wished for what is right, they might have had it long ago»
«It is well that there is no one without a fault; for he would not have a friend in the world»
«The public have neither shame nor gratitude»
«All that is worth remembering of life is the poetry of it»
Author: William Hazlitt (Writer) | About: Poetry
«One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that they open their leaves more cordially; that the spirit of enjoyment wears out with the spirit of novelty; and that after a certain age, it is high time to put them on the s»
Author: William Hazlitt (Writer) | Keywords: cordially, high time
«Death is the greatest evil, because it cuts off hope»
Author: William Hazlitt (Writer) | Keywords: cuts
«We may be willing to tell a story twice but we are never willing to hear it more than once»
«Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten have the inclination»
Author: William Hazlitt (Writer) | About: Power | Keywords: dirt, inclination
«The assumption of merit is easier, less embarrassing, and more effectual than the actual attainment of it»
Author: William Hazlitt (Writer) | Keywords: effectual