No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should even stand in a certain awe of his own, as if they were aged parents and monitors. They may in the end prove wiser than…

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Contempt Quotes, Parents Quotes

The public is so in awe of its own opinion that it never dares to...

The public is so in awe of its own opinion that it never dares to...

The more we do, the more we can do.

The more we do, the more we can do.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...

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...

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest...

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest...

Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my...

Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my...

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 is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they...

There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they...

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...

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...

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We...

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We...

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the...

The least pain in our little finger gives us more concern and uneasiness than the...

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing...

We never do anything well till we cease to think about the manner of doing...

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

Walk groundly, talk profoundly, drink roundly, sleep soundly.

Walk groundly, talk profoundly, drink roundly, sleep soundly.

For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for...

For their mother hath played the harlot: she that conceived them hath done shamefully: for...

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? / And he cried...

And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? / And he cried...