English - Critic | April 10, 1778 - September 18, 1830
Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.
William Hazlitt
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That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident.
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Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.
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Zeal will do more than knowledge.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.
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Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
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He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.
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Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We are more angry at undeserved than at deserved good-fortune.
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The public have neither shame or gratitude.
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We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing it.
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The most learned are often the most narrow minded.
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Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.
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