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Quote by William Hazlitt
Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments

Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments the most unanswerable. – William Hazlitt

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The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors. – William Hazlitt

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

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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names.. – Proverb

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Words have meaning and names have power. – Author Unknown

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From our ancestors come our names, but from our virtues our honors. – Proverb

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Nicknames stick to people, and the most ridiculous are the most adhesive. – Thomas C. Haliburton

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