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

Quote by William Hazlitt

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We are not hypocrites in our sleep

We are not hypocrites in our sleep

Those who can command themselves command others.

Those who can command themselves command others.

So I have loitered my life away, reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays,...

So I have loitered my life away, reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays,...

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 hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

Principle is a passion for truth

Principle is a passion for truth

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...

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone -...

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone -...

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

The English (it must be owned) are rather a foul-mouthed nation.

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...

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

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

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

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.

Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories.