The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings. – William Hazlitt
Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love. – William Hazlitt

The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings. – William Hazlitt
Satirists gain the applause of others through fear, not through love. – William Hazlitt
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
The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors. – William Hazlitt