William Hazlitt Quotes

"As is our confidence, so is our capacity."
-William Hazlitt in Confidence quotes.

"The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves."
-William Hazlitt in Freedom quotes.

"Men of genius do not excel in any profession because they labor in it, but they labor in it because they excel."
-William Hazlitt in Genius quotes.

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

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

"A really great man has always an idea of something greater than himself."
-William Hazlitt

"A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means."
-William Hazlitt in Passion quotes.

"A King (as such) is not a great man. He has great power, but it is not his own."
-William Hazlitt

"The most silent people are generally those who think most highly of themselves."
-William Hazlitt

"To display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness."
-William Hazlitt

"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."
-William Hazlitt

"No man is truly great, who is great only in his life-time. The test of greatness is the page of history."
-William Hazlitt

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

"When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest."
-William Hazlitt

"A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles."
-William Hazlitt

"A great chessplayer is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it."
-William Hazlitt

"...greatness sympathises with greatness, and littleness shrinks into itself."
-William Hazlitt

"Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves."
-William Hazlitt

"I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about."
-William Hazlitt

"Without the aid of prejudice and custom I should not be able to find my way across the room."
-William Hazlitt in Prejudice quotes.

"We must overact our part in some measure, in order to produce any effect at all."
-William Hazlitt

"Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself, he must shew it to all the world in a way that cannot be hid or gainsaid."
-William Hazlitt

"Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater."
-William Hazlitt

"To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind."
-William Hazlitt

"The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts."
-William Hazlitt in Respect quotes.

"Walk groundly, talk profoundly, drink roundly, sleep soundly."
-William Hazlitt

"He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others."
-William Hazlitt