I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

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.

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 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...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

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

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

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire...

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire...

There are many who talk on from ignorance rather than from knowledge, and who find...

There are many who talk on from ignorance rather than from knowledge, and who find...

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to...

Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to...

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...

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

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

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

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 in doubt do something.

When in doubt do something.

Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will...

Doubts and mistrust are the mere panic of timid imagination, which the steadfast heart will...