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“Lying is the strongest acknowledgement of the force of truth.”

Quote by William Hazlitt

Book:Table talk

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This book is a compilation of thoughtful essays and engaging anecdotes that delve into a wide range of subjects through the medium of conversation. The author uses the format of table talk to discuss various themes, offering readers a glimpse into the complexities of human thought and experience. more

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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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“Every man depends on the quantity of sense, wit, or good manners he brings into society for the reception he meets with in it.”

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“Any one may mouth out a passage with a theatrical cadence, or get upon stilts to tell his thoughts; but to write or speak with propriety and simplicity is a more difficult task. Thus it is easy to affect a pompous style, to use a word twice as big as the thing you want to express; it is not so easy to pitch upon the very word that exactly fits it.”

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“To write a genuine familiar or truly English style is to write as anyone would speak in common conversation, who had a thorough command and choice of words, or who could discourse with ease, force, and perspicuity, setting aside all pedantic and oratorical flourishes.”

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