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No young man ever thinks he shall die.

William Hazlitt

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William Hazlitt
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Wm. Haslett
William Carew Hazlitt
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It is the vice of scholars to suppose that there is no knowledge in the world but that of books.
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Weakness has its hidden resources, as well as strength. There is a degree of folly and meanness which we cannot calculate upon, and by which we are as much liable to be foiled as by the greatest ability or courage.
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By retaliating our sufferings on the heads of those we love, we get rid of a present uneasiness and incur lasting remorse. With the accomplishment of our revenge our fondness returns so that we feel the injury we have done them, even more than they do.
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