Love at first sight is only realizing an imagination that has always haunted us; or meeting with a face, a figure, or cast of expression in perfection that we have seen and admired in a less degree or in less…

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Love Quotes

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...

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

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

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

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

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...

To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue...

To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue...

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end...

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end...

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

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...

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.

No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like...

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like...

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

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

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

A man who moralizes is usually a hypocrite, and a woman who moralizes is invariably...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...