The player envies only the player, the poet envies only the poet. – William Hazlitt
Modesty is the lowest of the virtues, and is a confession of the deficiency it indicates. He who undervalues himself is justly overvalued by others. – William Hazlitt
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else. – William Hazlitt
We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts. – William Hazlitt