William Hazlitt
Biography William Hazlitt (1778 - 1830)
English writer
Was born on 10 apr 1778.
Died on 18 sep 1830, at 52 years old.
Origin country United Kingdom
Quotes by William HazlittEnglish writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, and as a grammarian and philosopher. He is now considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell, but his work is currently little-read and mostly out of print. During his lifetime he befriended many people who are now part of the 19th-century literary canon, including Charles and Mary Lamb, Stendhal, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth.
If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary...
Quote by William Hazlitt about faith, victory
A scholar is like a book written in a dead language. It...
Quote by William Hazlitt about opinion, language
He will never have true friends who is afraid of making...
Quote by William Hazlitt about friendship, enemies
A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work...
Quote by William Hazlitt about goodnes, smile, word, work, good, good luck