Quotes by William Hazlitt

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The way you do something, no matter what, marks the measure and force of your inner impressions; it derives its most immediate form from your immediate or habitual feelings, it is he who sets his stamp on the life and character of every deed.

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Even the shallowest braggart would like to convince us that he owes his success to genuine merit.

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Man is the only animal that laughs and cries; for he is the only animal who realizes the difference between what is and what ought to be.

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He who loves and fights for justice, usually does not abuse it.

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The aspiration to power is as inherent in man as the worship of authority or of oneself. The first trait makes us tyrants, and the second makes us slaves.

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The most hypocritical people are fooled more often than others.

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When it is no longer scandalous, a thought ceases to be interesting.

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Some make promises for the pleasure of breaking them.

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Our self-love can slip through any crack.

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A true philosopher is he who can forget himself.

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A favorite thought is a lifetime wealth.

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Even in vice there is division of labor. Some indulge in contemplation, others act.

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We repent for good deeds more than for bad ones.

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Among other things, the love of justice is rooted in envy.

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Riches soften the mind, and privations strengthen it.

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Prosperity is a skilled teacher, but misfortune surpasses it.

"Out from under it. “We never do anything well 'til we cease to think about the manner of doing it."