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

Quote by William Hazlitt

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The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

Reflection makes men cowards.

Reflection makes men cowards.

Old friendships are like meats served up repeatedly, cold, comfortless, and distasteful. The stomach turns...

Old friendships are like meats served up repeatedly, cold, comfortless, and distasteful. The stomach turns...

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security...

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

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.

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....

I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere...

I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke.

Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke.

The more we do, the more we can do.

The more we do, the more we can do.

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they...

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they...

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

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...

While I dance I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life....

While I dance I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life....

To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn

To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn