Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has a beginning as well as an end. There was a time when we were not: this gives us no concern - why then should it…

Quote by William Hazlitt

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There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we...

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...

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end...

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end...

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the...

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the...

The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the...

There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and...

There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and...

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...

The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.

The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.

Gallantry to women - the sure road to their favor - is nothing but the...

Gallantry to women - the sure road to their favor - is nothing but the...

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...

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

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....

I should like to spend the whole of my life in traveling abroad, if I...

I should like to spend the whole of my life in traveling abroad, if I...

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

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

We must be doing something to be happy.

We must be doing something to be happy.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

The true barbarian is he who thinks everything barbarous but his own tastes and prejudices.

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

Learning is its own exceeding great reward.

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe...

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe...