About William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell....
More quotations from William Hazlitt
We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.
The way to procure insults is to submit to them: a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
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