The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough. – William Hazlitt
Grace is the absence of everything that indicates pain or difficulty, hesitation or incongruity. – William Hazlitt
A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one – they show one another off to the best advantage. – William Hazlitt
Moreover, behind this vague tendency to treat religion as a side issue in modern life, there exists a strong body of opinion that is actively hostile to Christianity and that regards the destruction of positive religion as absolutely necessary to the advance of modern culture. – Christopher Dawson