Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Ignorance Quotes, Prejudice Quotes

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate...

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate...

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

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...

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

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...

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements....

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements....

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It...

A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It...

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice

The ignorance of the world leaves one at the mercy of its malice

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...

An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in...

An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in...

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

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...

Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk...

Chance favors the prepared mind.

Chance favors the prepared mind.

There's such a thin line between winning and losing.

There's such a thin line between winning and losing.