Zeal will do more than knowledge.

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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...

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

Dandyism is a variety of genius.

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

There are only three pleasures in life pure and lasting, and all derived from inanimate...

Without something to hate, we should lose the very spring of thought and action.

Without something to hate, we should lose the very spring of thought and action.

Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has...

Perhaps the best cure for the fear of death is to reflect that life has...

An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in...

An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence; a vain man, in...

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements....

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements....

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...

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

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

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...

Memory cannot exist without endurance of the things perceived, and the thing perceived cannot remain...

Memory cannot exist without endurance of the things perceived, and the thing perceived cannot remain...

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

The essence of poetry is will and passion.

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.

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt: nine out of ten...

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single...

One is always more vexed at losing a game of any sort by a single...

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope....

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit...

The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit...

I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.