There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion.
Quote by William Hazlitt
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There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion.
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William Hazlitt Quotes
- Love turns, with a little indulgence, to indifference or disgust hatred alone is immortal.
- The seat of knowledge is in the head of wisdom, in the heart. We are sure to judge wrong, if we do not feel right.
- The incentive to ambition is the love of power.
- We are very much what others think of us. The reception our observations meet with gives us courage to proceed, or damps our efforts.
- There is a heroism in crime as well as in virtue. Vice and infamy have their altars and their religion.
- A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.
- To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue.
- Anyone who has passed though the regular gradations of a classical education, and is not made a fool by it, may consider himself as having had a very narrow escape.
- No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.
- To be happy, we must be true to nature and carry our age along with us.
Best Quotes
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- Nonviolence is the first article of my faith. It is also the last article of my creed.
- Old age is not a disease- it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.
- I always say the minute I stop making mistakes is the minute I stop learning and I've definitely learned a lot.
- Religion is the recognition of all our duties as divine commands.