Quote by William Hazlitt
No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history. – William Hazlitt

Other quotes by William Hazlitt

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits. – William Hazlitt

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Beauty
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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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You have to look at history as an evolution of society. – Jean Chretien

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History

Time will inevitably uncover dishonesty and lies history has no place for them. – Norodom Sihanouk

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History

This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher. – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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History

The great drama of Russian history has been between its state and society. Put simply, Russia has always had too much state and not enough society. – Fareed Zakaria

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History

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The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory. – Author Unknown

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Memory

Nothing is funnier than unhappiness, I grant you that. Yes, yes, its the most comical thing in the world. – Samuel Beckett

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Sadness

Simply that we are mirroring the trends in society, at any given time smuggling was an issue in the seventies, corruption is an issue today, and we faithfully reflect those issues. – Ajay Devgan

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Society

Irony is the hygiene of the mind. – Elizabeth Bibesco

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