He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a very low standard of it in mind

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Greatness Quotes

Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we...

Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we...

Reflection makes men cowards.

Reflection makes men cowards.

Genius is a native to the soil where it grows - is fed by the...

Genius is a native to the soil where it grows - is fed by the...

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the...

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the...

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

Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my...

Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my...

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be....

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be....

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

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 most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

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

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...

Walk groundly, talk profoundly, drink roundly, sleep soundly.

Walk groundly, talk profoundly, drink roundly, sleep soundly.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

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...

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 world judge of men by their ability in their professions, and we judge of...

The world judge of men by their ability in their professions, and we judge of...

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest...

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest...

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

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