No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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...

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a...

When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a...

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton...

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton...

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.

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great...

I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great...

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

Some persons make promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some persons make promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our...

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our...

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

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...

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...

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....