Selected Essays of William Hazlitt, 1778-1830Nonesuch Press, 1948 - 807 pagina's |
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Pagina 36
... opinion , not its parent . The public is pusillanimous and cowardly , because it is weak . It knows itself to be a great dunce , and that it has no opinions but upon suggestion . Yet it is unwilling to appear in leading - strings , and ...
... opinion , not its parent . The public is pusillanimous and cowardly , because it is weak . It knows itself to be a great dunce , and that it has no opinions but upon suggestion . Yet it is unwilling to appear in leading - strings , and ...
Pagina 370
... opinion becomes law , instead of arbitrary will ; and farewell feudal lord and sovereign king ! From the moment that the press opens the eyes of the community beyond the actual sphere in which each moves , there is from that time ...
... opinion becomes law , instead of arbitrary will ; and farewell feudal lord and sovereign king ! From the moment that the press opens the eyes of the community beyond the actual sphere in which each moves , there is from that time ...
Pagina 383
... opinion that can cost the least effort of mind in arriving at , or of courage in declaring it . Folly is as consistent with itself as wisdom : there is a certain level of thought and sentiment , which the weakest minds , as well as the ...
... opinion that can cost the least effort of mind in arriving at , or of courage in declaring it . Folly is as consistent with itself as wisdom : there is a certain level of thought and sentiment , which the weakest minds , as well as the ...
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On the Love of Life | 8 |
On Living to Onesself | 24 |
On Reading Old Books | 40 |
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