William Hazlitt ( 10 of 58 )
A mighty stream of tendency.
A mighty stream of tendency.
He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
had a very low standard of read more
He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
had a very low standard of it in his mind.
- William Hazlitt,
The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.
Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.
He who would see old Hoghton right
Must view it by the pale moonlight.
He who would see old Hoghton right
Must view it by the pale moonlight.
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about
I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about
Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.
Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.
Those only deserve a monument who do not need one.
Those only deserve a monument who do not need one.
We all wear some disguise, make some professions, use some artifice, to set ourselves off as being better than we read more
We all wear some disguise, make some professions, use some artifice, to set ourselves off as being better than we are; and yet it is not denied that we have some good intentions and praiseworthy qualities at bottom.
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.
