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

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...

I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great...

I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great...

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...

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are...

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are...

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal...

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal...

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect.

One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect.

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 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...

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...

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.

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...

Reflection makes men cowards.

Reflection makes men cowards.

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

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

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...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the...

Old age adds to the respect due to virtue, but it takes nothing from the...

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety....

Comedy is defiance. It's a snort of contempt in the face of fear and anxiety....

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave, when they think their children are naÃ¯ve.

Oh, what a tangled web do parents weave, when they think their children are naÃ¯ve.