William Hazlitt

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

The title of Ultracrepidarian critics has been given to those
persons who find fault with small and insignificant details.

The title of Ultracrepidarian critics has been given to those
persons who find fault with small and insignificant details.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

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.

One commending a Tayler for his dexteritie in his profession,
another standing by ratified his opinion, saying tailors had read more

One commending a Tayler for his dexteritie in his profession,
another standing by ratified his opinion, saying tailors had
their business at their fingers' ends.
- William Hazlitt,