Reflection makes men cowards.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue...

To a superior race of being the pretensions of mankind to extraordinary sanctity and virtue...

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...

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

No young man ever thinks he shall die.

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may...

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

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

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

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

To get others to come into our ways of thinking, we must go over to...

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...

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...

Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my...

Without the aid of prejudice and custom, I should not be able to find my...

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.