People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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...

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...

I conceive that words are like money, not the worse for being common, but that...

I conceive that words are like money, not the worse for being common, but that...

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...

It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able...

It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able...

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

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...

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...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we...

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...

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

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...

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.

The world judge of men by their ability in their professions, and we judge of...

The world judge of men by their ability in their professions, and we judge of...

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

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.

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

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

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

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