More From William Hazlitt
- "The art of pleasing consists in being pleased."
- "Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that."
- "A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could."
More In History
- "Ideas shape the course of history."― John Maynard Keynes
- "The thing about all good horror movies is that the fans expect a couple of inside jokes. Maybe I’m supposed to be saying how terrified I was while making it, but it was really fun."― Margot Kidder
- "Society is now one polished horde, formed of two mighty tries, the Bores and Bored."― Lord Byron