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

Quote by William Hazlitt

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Dandyism is a variety of genius.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than...

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than...

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their...

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their...

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest...

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest...

He is a hypocrite who professes what he does not believe; not he who does...

He is a hypocrite who professes what he does not believe; not he who does...

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...

To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with...

To be remembered after we are dead, is but poor recompense for being treated with...

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.

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

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

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason

Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason

The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less...

The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less...

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they...

There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they...

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

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