That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident.

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

Grace in women has more effect than beauty.

One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect.

One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

As hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying...

As hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying...

The more we do, the more we can do.

The more we do, the more we can do.

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they...

People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they...

Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of...

Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of...

There are many who talk on from ignorance rather than from knowledge, and who find...

There are many who talk on from ignorance rather than from knowledge, and who find...

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....

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

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

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...

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke.

Some one is generally sure to be the sufferer by a joke.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force...

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and...

Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and...

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted...