"What I mean by living to one's-self is……" — 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 no one know there was such a person, and you wished no one to know it: it is to be a silent spectator of the mighty scene of things, not an object of attention or curiosity in it; to take a thoughtful, anxious interest in what is passing in the world, but not to feel the slightest inclination to make or meddle with it."
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William Hazlitt
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493 Quotes by William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt has 493 quotes on this site.
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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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