The more we do, the more we can do.

—William Hazlitt

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About William Hazlitt

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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....

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When a thing ceases to be a subject of controversy, it ceases to be a subject of interest.

—William Hazlitt

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Zeal will do more than knowledge.

—William Hazlitt

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

—William Hazlitt

We do not see nature with our eyes, but with our understandings and our hearts.

—William Hazlitt

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Rules and models destroy genius and art.

—William Hazlitt

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During the contest for the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination, John F. Kennedy visited a mine in West Virginia. “Is it true you’re the son of one of our wealthiest men?” asked one of the miners there. Kennedy admitted that this was true. “Is it true that you’ve never wanted for anything and had everything you wanted?” “I guess so,” Kennedy replied. “Is it true you’ve never done a day’s work with your hands all your life?” Kennedy nodded. “Well, let me tell you this,” said the miner. “You haven’t missed a thing.”

—Bartlett’s Book of Anecdotes

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When you go to work, if your name is on the building, you’re rich. If your name is on your desk, you’re middle-class. If your name is on your shirt, you’re poor.

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I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.

—Thomas Jefferson

No group or class should be freed from doing the toil of the culture. One of our current problems is that there are too many people who simply have no idea how much unpleasant, tedious, and repetitive work is required to support their "high-level" activities, and how ineffective they would be without the effort of those they all too often disdain.

—Robert Theobold

It is not hard work which is dreary; it is superficial work.

—Edith Hamilton

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