No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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,...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

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...

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.

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.

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

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.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a...

He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a...

There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and...

There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and...

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...

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

The most learned are often the most narrow minded.

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

There are many who talk on from ignorance rather than from knowledge, and who find...

There are many who talk on from ignorance rather than from knowledge, and who find...

The more we do, the more we can do.

The more we do, the more we can do.

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines. Malthus believed in artificially limiting population, but...

MALTHUSIAN, adj. Pertaining to Malthus and his doctrines. Malthus believed in artificially limiting population, but...

Practicing your signature over & over again, just in case one day you become famous.

Practicing your signature over & over again, just in case one day you become famous.