One shining quality lends a lustre to another, or hides some glaring defect. William Hazlitt on excellence
Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we who look back with lofty pride to the great names of antiquity. William Hazlitt on fame
The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy. William Hazlitt on forgiveness
The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature. William Hazlitt on human
The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. William Hazlitt on journey
Learning is its own exceeding great reward. William Hazlitt on knowledge
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much. William Hazlitt on life
The truly proud man knows neither superiors nor inferiors. The first he does not admit of; the last he does not concern himself about. William Hazlitt on pride
I should like to spend the whole of my life in traveling abroad, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend afterwards at home. William Hazlitt on travel
Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Hebrews on faith
Business, you know, may bring money, but friendship hardly ever does. Jane Austen on business
Since philosophy is the exploration of the rational, it is for that very reason the apprehension of the present and the actual, not the erection of a beyond, supposed to exist, God knows where, or rather which exists, and we can perfectly well say where, namely in the error of a one-sided, empty, ratiocination. George Hegel on exploration
The married are those who have taken the terrible risk of intimacy and, having taken it, know life without intimacy to be impossible. Carolyn Heilbrun on marriage
The married are those who have taken the terrible risk of intimacy and, having taken it, know life without intimacy to be impossible. Carolyn Heilbrun on risk
God will forgive me. It's his profession. Heinrich Heine on forgiveness
In earlier religions the spirit of the time was expressed through the individual and confirmed by miracles. In modern religions the spirit is expressed through the many and confirmed by reason. Heinrich Heine on religion
I have never seen an ass who talked like a human being, but I have met many human beings who talked like asses. Heinrich Heine on talk
The fundamental evil of the world arose from the fact that the good Lord has not created money enough. Heinrich Heine on wealth
When I grow up I want to be a little boy. Joseph Heller on age