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William Hazlitt Quotes

William Hazlitt quotes

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

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William Hazlitt quote: "A hair in the head is worth two in the brush."
A hair in the head is worth two in the brush. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it."
To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a..."
An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in order that it may. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as..."
Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some..."
One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and..."
No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves. William Hazlitt
Modern fanaticism thrives in proportion to the quanitity of contradictions and nonsense it poures down the throats of the gaping multitude, and the jargon and mysticism it offers to their wonder and credulity. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves,..."
Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke."
Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet."
The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "The world dread nothing so much as being convinced of their..."
The world dread nothing so much as being convinced of their errors. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its..."
Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to the prejudices of the world. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "Never so sure our rapture to createAs when it touch'd the..."
Never so sure our rapture to createAs when it touch'd the brink of all we hate. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for..."
To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with contempt while we are living. William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt quote: "Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the..."
Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration. William Hazlitt

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