Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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...

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity.

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If...

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If...

Without something to hate, we should lose the very spring of thought and action.

Without something to hate, we should lose the very spring of thought and action.

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...

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...

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with...

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

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

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it...

Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it...

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than...

Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than...

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...

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...

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

Good temper is one of the greatest preservers of the features.

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

Everything is in motion. Everything flows. Everything is vibrating.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.