809 Quotes by William Hazlitt

There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and an idiot has some advantages over a wise man.

The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously, and those who have produced immortal works have done so without knowing how or why.

Most of the methods for measuring the lapse of time have, I believe, been the contrivance of monks and religious recluses, who, finding time hang heavy on their hands, were at some pains to see how they got rid of it.

Life is the art of being well deceived.

Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted.

Those who are pleased with the fewest things know the least, as those who are pleased with everything know nothing.

The more you do, the more you can do.

I'm not smart, but I like to observe. Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.

The diffusion of taste is not the same thing as the improvement of taste.