Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others!

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Complicated Relationship Quotes, Friendship Quotes

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 love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the...

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the...

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...

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...

A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.

The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.

Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to...

Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to...

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,...

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We...

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We...

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

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...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

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

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

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

The incentive to ambition is the love of power.

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton...

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton...

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...