Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love. William Hazlitt More Quotes by William Hazlitt More Quotes From William Hazlitt When I am in the country, I wish to vegetate like the country. William Hazlitt earthwishcountry He who does nothing renders himself incapable of doing any thing; but while we are executing any work, we are preparing and qualifying ourselves to undertake another. William Hazlitt executingdoework To be forward to praise others implies either great eminence, that can afford to, part with applause; or great quickness of discernment, with confidence in our own judgments; or great sincerity and love of truth, getting the better of our self-love. William Hazlitt sincerityand-loveself A great man la an abstraction of some one excellence; but whoever fancies himself an abstraction of excellence, so far from being great, may be sure that he is a blockhead, equally ignorant of excellence or defect of himself or others. William Hazlitt ignorantexcellencemen Love and joy are twins or born of each other. William Hazlitt twinsjoylove We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts. William Hazlitt natureheartfall [Science is] the desire to know causes. William Hazlitt causesdesirescience Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day, are like the smith's bellows: they take breath but are not alive. William Hazlitt alivespeakspiritual Words are the only things that last for ever. William Hazlitt learninglastsbook Art is the microscope of the mind, which sharpens the wit as the other does the sight; and converts every object into a little universe in itself. Art may be said to draw aside the veil from nature. To those who are perfectly unskilled in the practice, unimbued with the principles of art, most objects present only a confused mass. William Hazlitt confusedsightart In art, in taste, in life, in speech, you decide from feeling, and not from reason. If we were obliged to enter into a theoretical deliberation on every occasion before we act, life would be at a stand, and Art would be impracticable. William Hazlitt would-befeelingsart Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life. William Hazlitt poetry-ispoetryremember I am always afraid of a fool. One cannot be sure that he is not a knave as well. William Hazlitt knaveswellsfool So I have loitered my life away, reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays, hearing, thinking, writing on what pleased me best. I have wanted only one thing to make me happy, but wanting that have wanted everything. William Hazlitt readinglifebook Prejudice is the child of ignorance. William Hazlitt ignoranceeducationchildren Dandyism is a species of genius. William Hazlitt dandyismspeciesgenius When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest. William Hazlitt free-speechinternetpolitical The way to procure insults is to submit to them. A man meets with no more respect than he exacts. William Hazlitt respectmenway If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation. William Hazlitt finespeculationworld Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason. William Hazlitt prejudicereasoneasy
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