Feels Quotes by William Hazlitt

It is only those who never think at all, or else who have accustomed themselves to blood invariably on abstract ideas, that…

— William Hazlitt

Let a man's talents or virtues be what they may, he will only feel satisfaction in his society as he is satisfied…

— William Hazlitt

To impress the idea of power on others, they must be made in some way to feel it.

— William Hazlitt

An accomplished coquette excites the passions of others, in proportion as she feels none herself.

— William Hazlitt

To die is only to be as we were before we were born; yet no one feels any remorse, or regret, or…

— William Hazlitt

They [corporations] feel neither shame, remorse, gratitude, nor goodwill.

— William Hazlitt

Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space…

— William Hazlitt

Those are ever the most ready to do justice to others, who feel that the world has done them justice.

— William Hazlitt

General principles are not the less true or important because from their nature they elude immediate observation; they are like the air,…

— William Hazlitt

Corporate bodies are more corrupt and profligate than individuals, because they have more power to do mischief, and are less amenable to…

— William Hazlitt

Every man, in judging of himself, is his own contemporary. He may feel the gale of popularity, but he cannot tell how…

— William Hazlitt

By retaliating our sufferings on the heads of those we love, we get rid of a present uneasiness and incur lasting remorse.…

— William Hazlitt

The soil of friendship is worn out with constant use. Habit may still attach us to each other, but we feel ourselves…

— William Hazlitt

Popularity disarms envy in well-disposed minds. Those are ever the most ready to do justice to others who feel that the world…

— William Hazlitt

The Princess Borghese, Bonaparte's sister, who was no saint, sat to Canova as a reclining Venus, and being asked if she did…

— William Hazlitt

Give me the clear blue sky over my head, and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and…

— William Hazlitt

What I mean by living to one's-self is living in the world, as in it, not of it: it is as if…

— William Hazlitt

There is a quiet repose and steadiness about the happiness of age, if the life has been well spent. Its feebleness is…

— William Hazlitt

By conversing with the mighty dead, we imbibe sentiment with knowledge. We become strongly attached to those who can no longer either…

— William Hazlitt

A man is a hypocrite only when he affects to take a delight in what he does not feel, not because he…

— William Hazlitt