William Hazlitt's Quotes

William Hazlitt's Quotes 107

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest...

An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in...

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a...

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

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

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself....

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and...

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

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

The more we do, the more we can do.

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

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to...

A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It is a...

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are...

I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere...

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but...

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our...

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and...

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest...

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

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