Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others! – William Hazlitt
There is nothing more likely to drive a man mad, than the being unable to get rid of the idea of the distinction between right and wrong, and an obstinate, constitutional preference of the true to the agreeable. – William Hazlitt
Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments the most unanswerable. – William Hazlitt
Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust hatred alone is immortal. – William Hazlitt
The lips of the wise are as the doors of a cabinet; no sooner are they opened, but treasures are poured out before thee. Like unto trees of gold arranged in beds of silver, are wise sentences uttered in due season. – The Economy of Human Life, Translated from an Indian Manuscript, Written by an A