Maxioms by William Hazlitt
The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.
I should like to spend the whole of my life in travelling abroad, if I could anywhere borrow another life read more
I should like to spend the whole of my life in travelling abroad, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend afterwards at home.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others.
Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering the weaknesses of others.