William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt
William Hazlittwas an English writer, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth10 April 1778
spiritual expression soul
Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.
confidence self-confidence
Just as much as we see in others we have in ourselves.
men ordinary morality
Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.
respect heart pride
There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you.
characteristics chaucer intensity
The characteristic of Chaucer is intensity: of Spencer, remoteness: of Milton elevation and of Shakespeare everything.
forgiveness hypocrite hypocrisy
The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
life travel experience
You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.
love gay thinking
I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great an absurdity as it is sometimes imagined to be. We generally make up our minds beforehand to the sort of person we should like, grave or gay, black, brown, or fair; with golden tresses or raven locks; - and when we meet with a complete example of the qualities we admire, the bargain is soon struck.
respect hypocrite hype
A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.
education teacher money
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.
men names devil
A nickname is the hardest stone that the devil can throw at a man.
food talking salt
Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.
book reading years
If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes, new to me whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago.
impeccable
The only impeccable writers are those who never wrote.