Quote by William Hazlitt
There is nothing more likely to drive a man mad, than the being un

There is nothing more likely to drive a man mad, than the being unable to get rid of the idea of the distinction between right and wrong, and an obstinate, constitutional preference of the true to the agreeable. – William Hazlitt

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Of all eloquence a nickname is the most concise; of all arguments the most unanswerable. – William Hazlitt

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Life is the art of being well deceived and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. – William Hazlitt

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Fortune does not change men; it unmasks them. – Suzanne Necker

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Everyone complains of his memory, but no one complains of his judgment. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld, Maxims, 1665

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Sometimes, to do the right thing, we must keep a promise we never made. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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In judging ourselves, we cannot be too severe; in judging others, we cannot be too candid. We should judge ourselves by our motives, but others by their actions. – William Nevins (1797–1835)

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