Famous Quotes by William Hazlitt

Below are famous quotes by William Hazlitt - English essayist (1778 - 1830).

I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about.

If mankind had wished for what is right, they might have had it long ago.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.

Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor in it, but they labor in it because they excel.

Prejudice is the Child of Ignorance.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously; and those who have produced immortal works, have done so without knowing how or why. The greatest power operates unseen.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires to be constantly wound up.

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are the more leisure we have.

The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves.

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.

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

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

Without the aid of prejudice and custom I should not be able to find my way across the room.

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