World Quotes by William Hazlitt

The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less wise, neither better nor worse than your…

— William Hazlitt

What I mean by living to one's self is living in the world, as in it, not of it.

— William Hazlitt

A great chessplayer is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it.

— William Hazlitt

The world dread nothing so much as being convinced of their errors.

— William Hazlitt

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice.

— William Hazlitt

One of the pleasantest things in the world is going on a journey; but I like to go by myself.

— William Hazlitt

The look of a gentleman is little else than the reflection of the looks of the world.

— William Hazlitt

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

— William Hazlitt

The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination;…

— William Hazlitt

Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself, he must shew…

— William Hazlitt

Books are a world in themselves, it is true; but they are not the only world. The world itself is a volume…

— William Hazlitt

Do not quarrel with the world too soon; for, bad as it may be, it is the best we have to live…

— William Hazlitt

One truth discovered, one pang of regret at not being able to express it, is better than all the fluency and flippancy…

— William Hazlitt

The present is an age of talkers, and not of doers; and the reason is, that the world is growing old. We…

— William Hazlitt

The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it…

— William Hazlitt

The devil was a great loss in the preternatural world. He was always something to fear and to hate; he supplied the…

— William Hazlitt

However we may flatter ourselves to the contrary, our friends think no higher of us than the world do. They see us…

— 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

If goodness were only a theory, it were a pity it should be lost to the world. There are a number of…

— William Hazlitt

We cannot by a little verbal sophistry confound the qualities of different minds, nor force opposite excellences into a union by all…

— William Hazlitt

It has been the resolution of mankind in all ages of the world. No people, no age, ever threw away the fruits…

— William Hazlitt

A great chess-player is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it. No act terminating in itself…

— William Hazlitt

Happy are they who live in the dream of their own existence, and see all things in the light of their own…

— William Hazlitt

As a general rule, those who are dissatisfied with themselves will seek to go out of themselves into an ideal world. Persons…

— William Hazlitt

He who expects from a great name in politics, in philosophy, in art, equal greatness in other things, is little versed in…

— William Hazlitt

From the height from which the great look down on the world all the rest of mankind seem equal.

— William Hazlitt

Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to the prejudices of the world.

— William Hazlitt

You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.

— William Hazlitt

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

— William Hazlitt

It is the vice of scholars to suppose that there is no knowledge in the world but that of books.

— William Hazlitt

I have known persons without a friend--never any one without some virtue. The virtues of the former conspired with their vices to…

— William Hazlitt

He who lives wisely to himself and his own heart looks at the busy world through the loopholes of retreat, and does…

— William Hazlitt

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do;…

— William Hazlitt

One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other thing. Being demanded a reason: because, saith he, it is…

— William Hazlitt

What passes in the world for talent or dexterity or enterprise is often only a want of moral principle. We may succeed…

— William Hazlitt

One of the pleasantest things in the world is going on a journey; I can enjoy society in a room; but out…

— 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

It is well there is no one without fault; for he would not have a friend in the world. He would seem…

— William Hazlitt

The most sensible people to be met with in society are men of business and of the world, who argue from what…

— William Hazlitt

Painters... are the most lively observers of what passes in the world about them, and the closest observers of what passes in…

— William Hazlitt