Persons of slender intellectual stamina dread competition, as dwarfs are afraid of being run over in the street.
William HazlittThe person whose doors I enter with most pleasure, and quit with most regret, never did me the smallest favor.
William HazlittIt is a false principle that because we are entirely occupied with ourselves, we must equally occupy the thoughts of others. The contrary inference is the fair one.
William Hazlitt