Quote by William Hazlitt
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. - William H

Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. – William Hazlitt

Other quotes by William Hazlitt

There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion. – William Hazlitt

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Religion
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If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators. – William Hazlitt

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Learning
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There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you. – William Hazlitt

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respect
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Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war. – Homer, Iliad

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Adversity

It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity. – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Wartime Writings 1939-1944, translated from French by

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Adversity

No man ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation, as is done in popedom; but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, then let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him. – Martin Luther

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Adversity

Poverty, Frost, Famine, Rain, Disease, are the beadles and guardsmen that hold us to Common Sense. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Adversity

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As an actor, its more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. Its a lot more fun – you dont worry about whats my hair like? in the morning or which is my great angle? – Nicholas Brendon

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If you felt that excitement when you voted for Barack Obama, shouldnt you feel that way now that hes President Obama? You know theres something wrong with the kind of job hes done as president when the best feeling you had was the day you voted for him. – Mitt Romney

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