Quotes by Hazlitt, William

Anyone who has passed through the regular gradations of a classical ed >>

Reflection makes men cowards. >>

I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about. >>

Quotations about Caprice

You gave me the key of your heart, my love; then why did you make me k >>

The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that >>

We are the creatures of imagination, passion, and self-will, more than >>

We are the creatures of imagination, passion, and self-will, more than of reason or even of self-interest. Even in the common transactions and daily intercourse of life, we are governed by whim, caprice, prejudice, or accident. The falling of a teacup puts us out of temper for the day; and a quarrel that commenced about the pattern of a gown may end only with our lives.

Hazlitt, William