William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt
William Hazlittwas an English writer, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth10 April 1778
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Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.
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It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born and bred a Dissenter.
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Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke.
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We are not satisfied to be right, unless we can prove others to be quite wrong.
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Honesty is one part of eloquence. We persuade others by being in earnest ourselves.
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It is essential to the triumph of reform that it should never succeed.
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Shall I faint, now that I have poured out the spirit of my mind to the world, and treated many subjects with truth, with freedom, with power, because I have been followed with one cry of abuse ever since for not being a Government tool?
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The greatest grossness sometimes accompanies the greatest refinement, as a natural relief.
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The confession of our failings is a thankless office. It savors less of sincerity or modesty than of ostentation. It seems as if we thought our weaknesses as good as other people's virtues.
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A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.
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I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
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I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend at home.
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A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.