The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better,...

It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better,...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

No wise man can have a contempt for the prejudices of others; and he should...

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.

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...

Reflection makes men cowards.

Reflection makes men cowards.

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...

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

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...

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone -...

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone -...

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

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.

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...

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which...

Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which...

Principle is a passion for truth

Principle is a passion for truth

We must be doing something to be happy.

We must be doing something to be happy.

The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less...

The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less...

We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.

We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.

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

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

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...

If I have not read a book before, it is, for all intents and purposes,...