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

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

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born...

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born...

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

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...

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is...

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is...

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

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...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

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

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

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

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...

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is...

An accomplished coquette excites the passions of others, in proportion as she feels none herself

An accomplished coquette excites the passions of others, in proportion as she feels none herself

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Vegetables are organized bodies that grow on the dry areas of the globe and within...

Vegetables are organized bodies that grow on the dry areas of the globe and within...

The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.

The food here is terrible, and the portions are too small.