An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in order that it may.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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An accomplished coquette excites the passions of others, in proportion as she feels none herself

An accomplished coquette excites the passions of others, in proportion as she feels none herself

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our...

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our...

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If...

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If...

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

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.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

Old friendships are like meats served up repeatedly, cold, comfortless, and distasteful. The stomach turns...

Old friendships are like meats served up repeatedly, cold, comfortless, and distasteful. The stomach turns...

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.

The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of...

The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of...

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....