William Hazlitt

One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other
thing. Being demanded a reason: because, saith read more

One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other
thing. Being demanded a reason: because, saith he, it is more
stood upon than any other thing in the world.
- William Hazlitt,

Good temper is an estate for life.

Good temper is an estate for life.

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

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

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

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

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.