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, Winning Quotes

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...

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as...

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as...

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be....

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be....

Principle is a passion for truth

Principle is a passion for truth

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue...

To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue...

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

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...

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...

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

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...

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...

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...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

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

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

There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall

There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then...

We all should choose our friends carefully. I used to think that no one could...

We all should choose our friends carefully. I used to think that no one could...