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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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.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have...

There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have...

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

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,...

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.

Gallantry to women - the sure road to their favor - is nothing but the...

Gallantry to women - the sure road to their favor - is nothing but the...

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is...

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is...

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...

Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day,...

Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day,...

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

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

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...

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....

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...

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.