Any one may mouth out a passage with theatrical cadence or get upon stilts to tell his thoughts. But to write or speak with propriety and simplicity is a more difficult task.
William HazlittThe only impeccable writers are those who never wrote.
William HazlittLove turns, with little indulgence, to indifference or disgust: hatred alone is immortal.
William HazlittEven a highwayman, in the way of trade, may blow out your brains, but if he uses foul language at the same time, I should say he was no gentleman.
William HazlittGive me the clear blue sky over my head, and the green turf beneath my feet, a winding road before me, and a three hours' march to dinner -- and then to thinking!
William HazlittFeatures alone do not run in the blood; vices and virtues, genius and folly, are transmitted through the same sure but unseen channel.
William HazlittA great chessplayer is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it.
William HazlittMots clés greatness chess essays great-men
In some situations, if you say nothing, you are called dull; if you talk, you are thought impertinent and arrogant. It is hard to know what to do in this case. The question seems to be, whether your vanity or your prudence predominates.
William HazlittMots clés vanity arrogance talking prudence
He will never have true friends who is afraid of making enemies.
William HazlittMots clés fear friendship enemies afraid
The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
William HazlittMots clés forgiveness hypocrisy repentance hypocrite
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