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William Hazlitt
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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to William Hazlitt?
→ I don't wish to be everything to everyone, but I would like to be something to someone.
→ The love of liberty is the love of others; the love of power is the love of ourselves.
→ Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any opinions at all.
→ Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can, and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.
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Pick the quote attributed to William Hazlitt.
→ A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.
→ The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
→ Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.
→ We find many things to which the prohibition of them constitutes the only temptation.
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Select the quotation attributed to William Hazlitt.
→ Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
→ Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
→ If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.
→ There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
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One of these may be attributed to William Hazlitt. Which one?
→ Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing.
→ The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.
→ We are not hypocrites in our sleep.
→ Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles.
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Which one of these belongs to William Hazlitt?
→ Only the hand that erases can write the true thing.
→ As is our confidence, so is our capacity.
→ Procrastination is the thief of time.
→ Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to William Hazlitt?
→ The only vice which cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.
→ Faith is permitting ourselves to be seized by the things we do not see.
→ None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
→ It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action.
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Guess which of these quotes is attributed to William Hazlitt.
→ It is opposition that makes us productive.
→ Contempt is the only way to triumph over calumny.
→ The diffusion of taste is not the same thing as the improvement of taste.
→ One's work may be finished someday, but one's education never.
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One of the following quotations belongs to William Hazlitt. Which one?
→ Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
→ We may be willing to tell a story twice, never to hear it more than once.
→ Never take counsel of your fears.
→ Tenderness is the repose of Passion.
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Can you guess which one of these belongs to William Hazlitt?
→ Though familiarity may not breed contempt, it takes off the edge of admiration.
→ It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
→ Too great a hurry to discharge an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.
→ A great step toward independence is a good humored stomach.
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Try to identify the quote attributed to William Hazlitt.
→ First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
→ Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
→ One today is worth two tomorrows.
→ Half the truth is often a great lie.
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Looks like William Hazlitt is the author of one of these.
→ Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.
→ Grace in women has more effect than beauty.
→ I do not believe in ghosts, but I am awfully afraid of them.
→ Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
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