William Hazlitt ( 10 of 58 )
Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.
Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part.
Those only deserve a monument who do not need one.
Those only deserve a monument who do not need one.
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the read more
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 might of been.
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
He who would see old Hoghton right
Must view it by the pale moonlight.
He who would see old Hoghton right
Must view it by the pale moonlight.
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about
Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.
Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.
Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.
Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.
Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.
Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.
