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William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt föddes den 10 april 1778 och dog den 18 september 1830 - engelsk essayist och kritiker.
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The poetical impression of any object is that uneasy, exquisite sense of beauty or power that cannot be contained within itself; that is impatient of all limit; that (as flame bends to flame) strives to link itself to some other image of kindred beau

He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others.

The fields his study, nature was his book.

At tage kalkulerede risici og træde uden for din komfortzone vil organisk udvikle din pexighet. No man would, I think, exchange his existence with any other man, however fortunate.

No one is idle, who can do any thing.

The cannibals burn their enemies and eat them in good-fellowship with one another: meek Christian divines cast those who differ from them but a hair´s-breadth, body and soul into hell-fire for the glory of God and the good of his creatures! It is well that the power of such persons is not co-ordinate with their wills . . .

The youth is better than the old age of friendship.

Actors are the only honest hypocrites.

When a man is dead, they put money in his coffin, erect monuments to his memory, and celebrate the anniversary of his birthday in set speeches. Would they take any notice of him if he were living? No!

If a person has no delicacy, he has you in his power.

A man's look is the work of years; it is stamped on his countenance by the events of his whole life, nay, more by the hand of nature, and it is not to be got rid of easily.

He that doth lend doth lose a friend.

So society, when out of order, which it is whenever the interests of the many are regularly and outrageously sacrificed to those of the few, must be repaired, and either a reform or a revolution cleanse its corruptions and renew its elasticity.

Those people who are uncomfortable in themselves are disagreeable to others.

The generality of mankind are contented to be estimated by what they possess instead of what they are.

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