It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able to do nothing else.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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...

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better,...

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better,...

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...

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single...

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single...

I conceive that words are like money, not the worse for being common, but that...

I conceive that words are like money, not the worse for being common, but that...

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We...

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We...

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone -...

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone -...

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.

Good temper is an estate for life

Good temper is an estate for life

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...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of...

The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of...

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

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

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing...

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing...

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...

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.

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...