William Hazlitt

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, read more

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.

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

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

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.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.