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Quote by William Hazlitt
To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the h

To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. – William Hazlitt

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Comedy naturally wears itself out — destroys the very food on which it lives; and by constantly and successfully exposing the follies and weaknesses of mankind to ridicule, in the end leaves itself nothing worth laughing at. – William Hazlitt

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Comedy
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William Hazlitt
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The humblest painter is a true scholar and the best of scholars the scholar of nature. – William Hazlitt

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I dont think you can come into your wisdom until you have made mistakes on your own skin and felt them in reality of your own life. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom. – Elizabeth Gaskell

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Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought. – Matsuo Basho

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There is a trade off – as you grow older you gain wisdom but you lose spontaneity. – Kenny Rogers

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People tend to remember my performances, not me. – Ellen Barkin

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Independence is happiness. – Susan B. Anthony

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You know how it is with writing. You just write what you want to write. Theres no way to predict what is good or bad. You just do what you think is funny, and either it works or youre finished. Its impossible to predict anything. – Colin Quinn

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In giving advice seek to help, not to please, your friend. – Solon

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