To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. — William Hazlitt
The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. — William Hazlitt
We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation. — William Hazlitt
We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects. — William Hazlitt
We often choose a friend as we do a mistress – for no particular excellence in themselves — William Hazlitt
When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest. — William Hazlitt
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with — William Hazlitt
Religion either makes men wise and virtuous, or it makes them set up false pretences to both. — William Hazlitt