English - Critic | April 10, 1778 - September 18, 1830
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.
William Hazlitt
CourageThinkMeetOthersUsMuch
The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings.
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The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires to be constantly wound up.
ManMindDownClockAlwaysUp
We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects.
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The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet.
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The incentive to ambition is the love of power.
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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.
WisdomKnowledgeHeartFeelJudge
To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind.
FriendshipLoveStrengthHeartMind
There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our friends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us.
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There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they will not let you have it.
GoodYouCountryNothingWillHad
Old friendships are like meats served up repeatedly, cold, comfortless, and distasteful. The stomach turns against them.
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The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.
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