Quotes by Hazlitt, William

Life is the art of being well deceived. >>

We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the o >>

Lest he should wander irretrievably from the right path, he stands sti >>

Quotations about Poetry and Poets

Poetry makes nothing happen. It survives in the valley of its saying. >>

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand >>

An age which is incapable of poetry is incapable of any kind of litera >>

Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself, or for anything else.

Hazlitt, William