Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments the most unanswerable. – William Hazlitt
To be capable of steady friendship or lasting love, are the two greatest proofs, not only of goodness of heart, but of strength of mind. – William Hazlitt
A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It is a bugbear to the imagination, and, though we do not believe in it, it still haunts our apprehensions. – William Hazlitt
The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings. – William Hazlitt