Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Ignorance Quotes, Prejudice Quotes

The more we do, the more we can do.

The more we do, the more we can do.

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...

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust; hatred alone is inmortal.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

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...

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...

Walk groundly, talk profoundly, drink roundly, sleep soundly.

Walk groundly, talk profoundly, drink roundly, sleep soundly.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

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

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.

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

If you give an audience a chance they will do half your acting for you.

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...

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 art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.

To give a reason for anything is to breed a doubt of it.

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...

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire...

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire...

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

No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.

No one ever approaches perfection except by stealth, and unknown to themselves.