Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not made a fool by it, may consider himself as having had a very narrow escape.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single...

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single...

It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able...

It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able...

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from...

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as...

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as...

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

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

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere...

I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would...

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would...

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which...

Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which...

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security...

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security...

If your relationship is so complicated that you have to specify it as such on...

If your relationship is so complicated that you have to specify it as such on...

My relationship with my boyfriend is complicated and sometimes I dont even understand it. One...

My relationship with my boyfriend is complicated and sometimes I dont even understand it. One...

A friend is, as it were, a second self.

A friend is, as it were, a second self.