Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse.

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Death Quotes

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

So I have loitered my life away, reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays,...

So I have loitered my life away, reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays,...

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...

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

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.

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....

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like...

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like...

Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of...

Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of...

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

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.

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire...

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire...

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better,...

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better,...

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end...

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end...

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

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...