The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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...

The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of...

The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of...

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

We often choose a friend as we do a mistress - for no particular excellence...

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is...

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

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...

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

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...

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...

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

The public have neither shame or gratitude.

He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a...

He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a...

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not...

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

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...

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality.

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 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.

Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We...

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We...

The busier we are the more leisure we have.

The busier we are the more leisure we have.