We are not hypocrites in our sleep.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born...

It is hard for any one to be an honest politician who is not born...

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

We can scarcely hate anyone that we know.

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.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere...

I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere...

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.

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

Rules and models destroy genius and art.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

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.

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

A hair in the head is worth two in the brush.

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...

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

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

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may...

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use.

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite

Asleep, nobody is a hypocrite

So I have loitered my life away, reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays,...

So I have loitered my life away, reading books, looking at pictures, going to plays,...

The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into...

The Bible is a window in this prison of hope, through which we look into...

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.

Books support us in our solitude and keep us from being a burden to ourselves.