More quotes by William Hazlitt

"Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses."
"The path of genius is free, and its own"
"The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem but by lowering their neighbors."
"The dupe of friendship, and the fool of love; have I not reason to hate and to despise myself? Indeed I do; and chiefly for not having hated and despised the world enough."
"Rules and models destroy genius and art."