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
To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. – William Hazlitt
The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much. – William Hazlitt
There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love. – William Hazlitt
Since those who believe they need a hero/celebrity outnumber the actual heroes/celebrities, people feel safe and comfortably justified in numbers, committing egregious crimes in the name of the greater social ego. Ironically diminishing their own true hero-celebrity nature in the process. – Lauryn Hill