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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

Other quotes by William Hazlitt

There is a secret pride in every human heart that revolts at tyranny. You may order and drive an individual, but you cannot make him respect you. – William Hazlitt

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respect
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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

Category:
Hope
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William Hazlitt
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Other Quotes from
Inheritance
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Nothing succeeds like ones own successor. – Clarence H. Hincks

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Inheritance

All heiresses are beautiful. – John Dryden

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Inheritance

He who comes for the inheritance is often made to pay for the funeral. – Yiddish Proverb

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Inheritance

The best inheritance a parent can give his children is a few minutes of his time each day. – Orlando A. Battista

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Inheritance

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Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. – Henri Frederic Amiel

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I always considered myself as a character actor. I always try to be versatile to show different sides of human experience. – Robert Duvall

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Experience

We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered. – Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

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Hmmm

Family life itself, that safest, most traditional, most approved of female choices, is not a sanctuary: It is, perpetually, a dangerous place. – Margaret Drabble

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