As is our confidence so is our capacity.

— William Hazlitt

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

— William Hazlitt

A wise traveler never despises his own country.

— William Hazlitt

Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our

— William Hazlitt

Calumny requires no proof. The throwing out of malicious imputations against any character leaves a stain which no after-refutation can wipe out. To create an unfavorable impression it is not necessary that certain things should be true but that they have been said.

— William Hazlitt

Danger is a good teacher, and makes apt scholars. So are disgrace, defeat, exposure to immediate scorn and laughter. There is no opportunity in such cases for self-delusion, no idling time away, no being off your guard (or you must take the consequences) - neither is there any room for humor nor caprice or prejudice.

— William Hazlitt

Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming.

— William Hazlitt

Envy among other ingredients has a mixture of the love of justice in it. We are more angry at undeserved than at deserved good fortune.

— William Hazlitt

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others!

— William Hazlitt

Faith is necessary to victory.

— William Hazlitt