William Hazlitt Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.”

“There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our firends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us.”

“Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.”

“Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that.”

“The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.”

“The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never did me the smallest favor.”

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

“Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we who look back with lofty pride to the great names of antiquity.”

“The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the destruction of millions of our fellow-beings.”

“The most learned are often the most narrow minded.”