Art is the microscope of the mind, which sharpens the wit as the other does the sight; and converts every object into a little universe in itself. Art may be said to draw aside the veil from nature. To those who are perfectly unskilled in the practice, unimbued with the principles of art, most objects present only a confused mass.
William HazlittIt may be made a question whether men grow wiser as they grow older, anymore than they grow stronger or healthier or honest.
William HazlittEvery one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt; none out of ten have the inclination.
William Hazlitt