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Quote by William Hazlitt
The are of will-making chiefly consists in baffling the importunit

The are of will-making chiefly consists in baffling the importunity of expectation. – William Hazlitt

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A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. – William Hazlitt

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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

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Hope
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Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust hatred alone is immortal. – William Hazlitt

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For pleasures past I do not grieve, nor perils gathering near; My greatest grief is that I leave nothing that claims a tear. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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To kill a relative of whom you are tired is something. But to inherit his property afterwards, that is genuine pleasure. – Honore de Balzac

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Its going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth after they inherit it. – Kin Hubbard

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Of course, money will do after its kind, and will steadily work to unspiritualize and unchurch the people to whom it was bequeathed. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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To like and dislike the same things, this is what makes a solid friendship. – Sallust

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Fire takes no holiday. – Author Unknown

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We participate in tragedy. At comedy we only look. – Aldous Huxley

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After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it. – Marie Curie

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