The world judge of men by their ability in their profession, and we judge of ourselves by the same test: for it is on that on which our success in life depends.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day,...

Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day,...

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe...

The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe...

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

It is not the errors of others, but our own miscalculations, on which we wreak...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love.

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of...

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...

A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It...

A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It...

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.

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

Learning is, in too many cases, but a foil to common sense; a substitute for...

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...

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.

Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools

Zeal is fit only for the wise but is found mostly in fools