William Hazlitt Quotes


I do not think that what is called Love at first sight is so great an absurdity as it is sometimes imagined to be. We generally make up our minds beforehand to the sort of person we should like, grave or gay, black, brown, or fair; with golden tresses or raven locks; - and when we meet with a complete example of the qualities we admire, the bargain is soon struck.


Citations

Hazlitt, William. Table-Talk; or, Original Essays. Vol. 1, John Warren, 1821.

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William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt
  • Born: April 10, 1778
  • Died: September 18, 1830
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Essayist

William Hazlitt was an English essayist, drama and literary critic, painter, social commentator, and philosopher. He is now considered one of the greatest critics and essayists in the history of the English language, placed in the company of Samuel Johnson and George Orwell. He is also acknowledged as the finest art critic of his age. Despite his high standing among historians of literature and art, his work is currently little read and mostly out of print.