The humblest painter is a true scholar; and the best of scholars the scholar of nature.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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.

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

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

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

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

One would imagine that books were, like women, the worse for being old : that...

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton...

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton...

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.

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...

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who...

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who...

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

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...

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are...

The seat of knowledge is in the head; of wisdom, in the heart. We are...

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...

I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about

I like a friend better for having faults that one can talk about

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 -...

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity a greater.

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...

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...