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William Hazlitt

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The way to get on in the world is to be neither more nor less wise, neither better nor worse than your neighbours.


— William Hazlitt


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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.


— William Hazlitt


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There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love.


— William Hazlitt


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There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion.


— William Hazlitt


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There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and an idiot has some advantages over a wise man.


— William Hazlitt


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There is no prejudice so strong as that which arises from a fancied exemption from all prejudice.


— William Hazlitt


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There is nothing good to be had in the country, or if there is, they will not let you have it.


— William Hazlitt


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Those who can command themselves command others.


— William Hazlitt


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Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves, will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.


— William Hazlitt


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Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.


— William Hazlitt


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Edited by P. Together with some newly written and one brought in from the "Table-Talk" series they were collected in book form in 1825 as The Spirit of the Age: Or Contemporary Portraits. One or two positive reviews appeared such as the one in the Globe 7 June 1823: "The Liber Amoris is unique in the English language; and as possibly the first book in its fervour its vehemency and its careless exposure of passion and weakness—of sentiments and sensations which the common race of mankind seek most studiously to mystify or conceal—that exhibits a portion of the most distinguishing characteristics of Rousseau it ought to be generally praised".

Yet his work is currently little read and mostly out of print. He is now considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell.

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