It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born and bred a Dissenter.

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Dissent Quotes

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.

The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.

It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able...

It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able...

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

If the world were good for nothing else, it is a fine subject for speculation.

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

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.

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...

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...

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

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,...

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

Love at first sight is only realizing an imagination that has always haunted us; or...

Love at first sight is only realizing an imagination that has always haunted us; or...

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. There's...

I was about half in love with her by the time we sat down. There's...

A life without love is like a year without summer.

A life without love is like a year without summer.