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Avarice is the miser's dream, as fame is the poet's.

William Hazlitt

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William Hazlitt
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Wm. Haslett
William Carew Hazlitt
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Old friendships are like meats served up repeatedly, cold, comfortless, and distasteful. The stomach turns against them.
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The temple of fame stands upon the grave: the flame that burns upon its altars is kindled from the ashes of great men.
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The public have neither shame or gratitude.
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[Science is] the desire to know causes.
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Violent antipathies are always suspicious, and betray a secret affinity.
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Prejudice is never easy unless it can pass itself off for reason.
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