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 art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much. – William Hazlitt

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If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators. – William Hazlitt

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

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

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Pen names are masks that allow us to unmask ourselves. – Terri Guillemets

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You have but to know an object by its proper name for it to lose its dangerous magic. – Elias Canetti

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