One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single hole or ace, than if one has never had a chance of winning it

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Chance Quotes

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

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...

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with...

We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with...

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...

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no...

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no...

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...

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...

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

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...

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are...

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are...

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

Neutral men are the devil's allies.

Neutral men are the devil's allies.

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man