The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never did me the smallest favor.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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...

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...

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.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

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

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

Those who can command themselves command others.

Those who can command themselves command others.

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

The art of pleasing consists in being pleased.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

Prejudice is the child of ignorance.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses.

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...

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...

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...

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...

I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great...

I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great...

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not...

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

He who undervalues himself is justly undervalued by others.

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...

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the...

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back...

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and sings it back...