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Quote by William Hazlitt
A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man

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

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There is not a more mean, stupid, dastardly, pitiless, selfish, spiteful, envious, ungrateful animal than the Public. It is the greatest of cowards, for it is afraid of itself. – William Hazlitt

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We grow tired of everything but turning others into ridicule, and congratulating ourselves on their defects. – William Hazlitt

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The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for them everything is possible. – Alexander Chase

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Theres just so many great stories in the past that you can know a little bit about, but you cant know it all, and thats where imagination can work. – Geraldine Brooks

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The human mind evolved always in the company of the human body, and of the animal body before it was human. The intricate connections of mind and body must exceed our imagination, as from our point of view we are peculiarly prevented from observing them. – John Desmond Bernal

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Ive been working on the soprano saxophone for 40 years, and the possibilities are astounding. Its up to you, the only limit is the imagination. – Steve Lacy

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