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“People addicted to secrecy are so without knowing why; they are not so for cause, but for secrecy's sake.”

Quote by William Hazlitt

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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

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Book:Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

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Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

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Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

“Man is an intellectual animal, and therefore an everlasting contradiction to himself. His senses centre in himself, his ideas reach to the ends of the universe; so that he is torn in pieces between the two, without a possibility of its ever being otherwise.”

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Book:Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

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Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

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Book:The Miscellaneous Works

Source: The Miscellaneous Works

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