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

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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Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul. – William Hazlitt

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Even wisdom has to yield to self-interest. – Pindar

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Everyone is wise until he speaks. – Proverb

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Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom. – Anatole France

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Im not a money manager, but I can tell you what the conventional wisdom is. The younger you are, the more risk you can take on. – Maria Bartiromo

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If minutes were kept of a family gathering, they would show that “Members not Present” and “Subjects Discussed” were one and the same. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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The story—from Rumplestiltskin to War and Peace—is one of the basic tools invented by the human mind for the purpose of understanding. There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories. – Ursula K. Le Guin

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Much that passes as idealism is disguised hatred or disguised love of power. – Bertrand Russell

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You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen. – Paulo Coelho

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