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William Hazlitt Quotes about Inspirational

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

The art of life is to know how to enjoy a little and to endure very much.

William Hazlitt (1871). “The Round Table. A collection of Essays ... By W. H. and Leigh Hunt”, p.531

The best part of our lives we pass in counting on what is to come.

William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.2091, Delphi Classics

As is our confidence, so is our capacity.

William Hazlitt (1837). “Characteristics: in the manner of Rochefoucault's Maxims [by W. Hazlitt].”, p.37

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.

William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.218, Delphi Classics

Our energy is in proportion to the resistance it meets.

William Hazlitt (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)”, p.1485, Delphi Classics

We are thankful for good-will rather than for services, for the motive than the quantum of favor received.

William Hazlitt (1870). “The Plain Speaker: Opinions on Books, Men, and Things”, p.110

We are cold to others only when we are dull in ourselves.

William Hazlitt, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, Charles Lamb (1836). “Literary Remains of the Late William Hazlitt: With Notice of His Life”, p.222