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

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Enemies Quotes, Friends Quotes

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...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

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.

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

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...

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

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,...

There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they...

There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they...

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...

I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.

I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.

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.

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...

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who...

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who...

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

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...

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...

I should like to spend the whole of my life in traveling abroad, if I...

I should like to spend the whole of my life in traveling abroad, if I...