The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires constantly to be wound up

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Mind Quotes

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...

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...

The public is so in awe of its own opinion that it never dares to...

The public is so in awe of its own opinion that it never dares to...

The more we do, the more we can do.

The more we do, the more we can do.

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like...

I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like...

The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit...

The truly proud man knows neither superiors or inferiors. The first he does not admit...

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have...

There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have...

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire...

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire...

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...

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

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.

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.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has...

Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has...

An accomplished coquette excites the passions of others, in proportion as she feels none herself

An accomplished coquette excites the passions of others, in proportion as she feels none herself

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked.

After I got my first laugh on stage, I was hooked.

He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.

He lives in fame that died in virtue's cause.