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William Hazlitt Quotes

William Hazlitt quotes

English Critic, Writer April 10, 1778 – September 18, 1830

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Features alone do not run in the blood; vices and virtues, genius and folly, are transmitted through the same sure but unseen channel. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features."
Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features. William Hazlitt
The difference between the vanity of a Frenchman and an Englishman is this: The one thinks everything right that is French, while the other thinks everything wrong that is not English. William Hazlitt
Shall I faint, now that I have poured out the spirit of my mind to the world, and treated many subjects with truth, with freedom, with power, because I have been followed with one cry of abuse ever since for not being a Government tool? William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think,..."
The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. William Hazlitt
Give me the clear blue sky over my head, and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and a three hours' march to dinner -- and then to thinking! William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart...."
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
William Hazlitt quote: "If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to..."
If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory. William Hazlitt
Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not made a fool by it, may consider himself as having had a very narrow escape. William Hazlitt
If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not..."
A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every one that can read in it. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and..."
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "People of genius do not excel in any profession because they..."
People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets..."
Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps..."
To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. William Hazlitt

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