Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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...

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born...

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born...

A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It...

A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It...

The more we do, the more we can do.

The more we do, the more we can do.

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

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.

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a...

He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a...

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,...

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements....

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements....

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.

No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no...

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

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...

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...