William Hazlitt Quotes

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.
William Hazlitt

Peace, War, Others

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
William Hazlitt

Hypocrite, Cannot, Hypocrisy

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.
William Hazlitt

Respect, Hypocrite, Himself

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.
William Hazlitt

Smile, Work, Word

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.
William Hazlitt

Life, Art, Enjoy

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors.
William Hazlitt

Hope, Self, Others

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others!
William Hazlitt

Life, Love, Friendship

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.
William Hazlitt

Between, Difference, Animal

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
William Hazlitt

Smart, Why, Fall

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.
William Hazlitt

True, Friends, Afraid

We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.
William Hazlitt

Nature, Eyes, Hearts

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits.
William Hazlitt

Beauty, Health, Person

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.
William Hazlitt

Respect, Heart, Human

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.
William Hazlitt

Love, Angry, Justice

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.
William Hazlitt

Poetry, Life, Worth

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.
William Hazlitt

Ignorance, Child, Prejudice

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.
William Hazlitt

Love, Friendship, Strength

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence in themselves, but merely from some circumstance that flatters our self-love.
William Hazlitt

Friend, Often, Themselves

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.
William Hazlitt

Art, Cunning, Weaknesses

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.
William Hazlitt

Friendship, Friends, After

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
William Hazlitt

Travel, Wise, Fool

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.
William Hazlitt

Love, Power, Liberty

A wise traveler never despises his own country.
William Hazlitt

Travel, Wise, Country

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted.
William Hazlitt

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.
William Hazlitt

Doubt, Give, Reason

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Critic

Born: April 10, 1778

Died: September 18, 1830

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