True friendship is self-love at second hand; where, as in a flattering mirror we may see our virtues magnified and our errors… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
A great man la an abstraction of some one excellence; but whoever fancies himself an abstraction of excellence, so far from being… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
The poetical impression of any object is that uneasy, exquisite sense of beauty or power that cannot be contained within itself; that… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Poetry is only the highest eloquence of passion, the most vivid form of expression that can be given to our conception of… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
His hypothesis goes to this - to make the common run of his readers fancy they can do all that can be… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Whatever is placed beyond the reach of sense and knowledge, whatever is imperfectly discerned, the fancy pieces out at its leisure; and… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
Humour is the describing the ludicrous as it is in itself; wit is the exposing it, by comparing or contrasting it with… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
With women, the great business of life is love; and they generally make a mistake in it. They consult neither the heart… — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
First impressions are often the truest, as we find (not infrequently) to our cost, when we have been wheedled out of them by plausible… — William Hazlitt Copy Share
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much. — William Hazlitt Copy Share
We are thankful for good-will rather than for services, for the motive than the quantum of favor received. — William Hazlitt Copy Share
The discussing the characters and foibles of common friends is a great sweetness and cement of friendship. — William Hazlitt Copy Share
Want of principle is power. Truth and honesty set a limit to our efforts, which impudence and hypocrisy easily overleap. — William Hazlitt Copy Share
We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner doing it. — William Hazlitt Copy Share
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things… — William Hazlitt Copy Share
Those who have had none of the cares of this life to harass and disturb them, have been obliged to have recourse to the… — William Hazlitt Copy Share
Poverty, when it is voluntary, is never despicable, but takes an heroical aspect. — William Hazlitt Copy Share
We are not satisfied to be right, unless we can prove others to be quite wrong. — William Hazlitt Copy Share
The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on… — William Hazlitt Copy Share
