Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits. – William Hazlitt
The perfect joys of heaven do not satisfy the cravings of nature. – William Hazlitt
Hope is the best possession. None are completely wretched but those who are without hope. Few are reduced so low as that. – William Hazlitt
There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love. – William Hazlitt
Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam as a violent and intolerant faith – even though when this prejudice took root Islam had a better record of tolerance than Christianity. – Karen Armstrong