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Life is the art of being well deceived; and in order that the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#being #deceived #deception #habitual #life

There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our firends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#deceive #displease #entertain #esteem #few

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#journey #just #liberty #perfect #pleases

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#force #genius #his #human #insignificance

The smallest pain in our little finger gives us more concern than the destruction of millions of our fellow beings. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#concern #destruction #fellow #finger #gives

Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us, except the very thing we wish them to do. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#except #friends #generally #our #ready

Rules and models destroy genius and art. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#destroy #genius #models #rules

To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with us. ↗