Quotes by Hazlitt, William

He talked on for ever; and you wished him to talk on for ever. >>

The definition of genius is that it acts unconsciously; and those who >>

A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It is not every o >>

Quotations about Wit

Witticisms please as long as we keep them within boundaries, but pushe >>

Humor is consistent with pathos, whilst wit is not. >>

Brevity is the body and soul of wit. >>

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

Hazlitt, William