The public have neither shame or gratitude.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every...

Gallantry to women - the sure road to their favor - is nothing but the...

Gallantry to women - the sure road to their favor - is nothing but the...

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite.

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...

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...

The person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never...

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure...

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure...

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...

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be....

That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be....

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest...

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest...

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end...

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end...

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...

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

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

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

Those who can command themselves command others.

Those who can command themselves command others.

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.

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.

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal...

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal...

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...

Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influence...

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his...

Civilization has gotten further and further from the so-called 'natural' man, who uses all his...

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies,...

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies,...