Maxioms by William Hazlitt
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.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself read more
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others.
To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary read more
To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to theirs; and it is necessary to follow, in order to lead.
