Let a man's talents or virtues be what they may, he will only feel satisfaction in his society as he is satisfied in himself.
William HazlittIf our hours were all serene, we might probably take almost as little note of them as the dial does of those that are clouded.
William HazlittTo display the greatest powers, unless they are applied to great purposes, makes nothing for the character of greatness.
William HazlittThe greatest pleasure in life is that of reading while we are young. I have had as much of this pleasure perhaps as any one.
William Hazlitt