One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke.

Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke.

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...

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

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...

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

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

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

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.

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...

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...

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...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

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...

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...

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

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

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life.

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their...

We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their...