Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by William Hazlitt

Quote by William Hazlitt

Work

Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].

This book is a compilation of concise, thought-provoking statements that delve into various aspects of human nature, ethics, and social behavior, reflecting the author's engagement with the works of Rochefoucault. more

Author

William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt, born on April 10, 1778, was an influential English essayist and literary critic. His works are renowned for their sharp observations and profound insights, which have had a lasting impact on 19th-century British literature. more

You May Also Like

“We judge of others for the most part by their good opinion of themselves; yet nothing gives such offense or creates so many enemies, as that extreme self-complacency or superciliousness of manner, which appears to set the opinion of every one else at defiance.”

GivingSelfOpinionEnemyJudgingExtremesOffenseComplacencyConceitDefiance
Book:The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt
Create image

“Silence is one great art of conversation. He is not a fool who knows when to hold his tongue; and a person may gain credit for sense, eloquence, wit, who merely says nothing to lessen the opinion which others have of these qualities in themselves.”

KnowsMayPersonsArtSilenceQualityOpinionFoolConversationGainsCreditTongueWitSilence IsGreat ArtEloquenceArt Of Conversation
Book:Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)
Create image

“As a general rule, those who are dissatisfied with themselves will seek to go out of themselves into an ideal world. Persons in strong health and spirits, who take plenty of air and exercise, who are "in favor with, their stars," and have a thorough relish of the good things of this life, seldom devote themselves in despair to religion or the muses. Sedentary, nervous, hypochondriacal people, on the contrary, are forced, for want of an appetite for the real and substantial, to look out for a more airy food and speculative comforts.”

PeopleWorldWantLooksPersonsRealSpiritStrongStarsAirExerciseComfortDespairIdealsGood ThingsContraryFavorsNervousPlentyThis LifeAppetiteMuseThoroughRelishDissatisfiedAiryIdeal WorldSedentary
Author:William Hazlitt
Create image