"A man's reputation is not in his own……" — William Hazlitt
"A man's reputation is not in his own keeping, but lies at the mercy of the profligacy of others. Calumny requires no proof. The throwing out [of] malicious imputations against any character leaves a stain, which no after-refutation can wipe out. To create an unfavorable impression, it is not necessary that certain things should be true, but that they have been said. The imagination is of so delicate a texture that even words wound it."
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William Hazlitt
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493 Quotes by William Hazlitt
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He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.
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I have a much greater ambition to be the best racket player than the best prose writer.
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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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Pride is founded not on the sense of happiness, but on the sense of power.
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Nothing is more unjust or capricious than public opinion.
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Taste is nothing but an enlarged capacity for receiving pleasure from works of imagination.
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