The most violent friendships soonest wear themselves out.

Quote by William Hazlitt

Topics: Friendship Quotes, Love Quotes

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate...

The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate...

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...

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.

The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of...

The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of...

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 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...

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would...

A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would...

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to...

Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to...

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...

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

You will hear more good things on the outside of a stagecoach from London to...

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.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no...

The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no...

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

To great evils we submit; we resent little provocations

It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die

It is extreme evil to depart from the company of the living before you die

The devil is the author of confusion

The devil is the author of confusion