Almost every sect of Christianity is a perversion of its essence, to accommodate it to the prejudices of the world.
William HazlittNo man would, I think, exchange his existence with any other man, however fortunate. We had as lief not be, as not be ourselves.
William HazlittThe objects that we have known in better days are the main props that sustain the weight of our affections, and give us strength to await our future lot.
William HazlittLike a rustic at a fair, we are full of amazement and rapture, and have no thought of going home, or that it will soon be night.
William Hazlitt