Quotes by William Hazlitt

Genius is a native to the soil where it grows - is fed by the...

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Genius, like humanity, rusts for the want of use

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I hate to be near the sea, and to hear it roaring and raging like...

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The love of fame is almost another name for the love of excellence; or it...

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

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Fashion is gentility running away from vulgarity and afraid of being overtaken

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

#Mankind

The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires...

#Mind

An accomplished coquette excites the passions of others, in proportion as she feels none herself

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The essence of poetry is will and passion.

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Dr. Johnson was a lazy learned man who liked to think and talk better than...

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Dandyism is a variety of genius.

#William Hazlitt