More quotes by William Hazlitt

"Rules and models destroy genius and art."
"the old maxim... "there are three things necessary to success in life--Impudence! Impudence! Impudence!"
"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."
"There are no rules for friendship. It must be left to itself. We cannot force it any more than love."
"Do not keep on with a mockery of friendship after the substance is gone - but part, while you can part friends. Bury the carcass of friendship: it is not worth embalming."