William Hazlitt

The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of; the last he does read more

The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of; the last he does not concern himself about.

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it read more

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.

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.

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they read more

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel.

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.