Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.... -William Hazlitt

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Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food.

William Hazlitt , Critic
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William Hazlitt Quotes to Explore

Wit is the salt of conversation, not the food....
It is not fit that every man should travel; it makes a wise man better, and a fool worse....
You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world....
A wise traveler never despises his own country....
Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves....
The most insignificant people are the most apt to sneer at others. They are safe from reprisals. And have no hope of rising in their own self esteem b...
Poetry is the universal language which the heart holds with nature and itself. He who has a contempt for poetry, cannot have much respect for himself,...
Poetry is all that is worth remembering in life....
I would like to spend the whole of my life traveling, if I could anywhere borrow another life to spend at home....
Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your an...

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The brainy class is made up of individuals who think for themselves and beyond formal education are continuous learners who tend to be self-taught....
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Sometimes you can know too much. A lot of brainy people like Stephen Fry are quite depressive....
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Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts....