Pride is founded not on the sense of happiness, but on the sense of power.
William HazlittRead
People of genius do not excel in any profession because they work in it, they work in it because they excel.
Interpretation
Genius individuals find success not merely through their work but because their innate talent drives them to excel in their chosen fields.
This quote by William Hazlitt emphasizes that exceptional individuals are not defined by their professions but by their remarkable abilities. They excel in their work because their unique talents compel them to engage deeply, resulting in innovation and excellence. It highlights the idea that true dedication stems from passion and inherent skill rather than obligation.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing passion in career choices.
Pride is founded not on the sense of happiness, but on the sense of power.
The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination; and can forgive everything but the plain, downright, simple, honest truth.
Our repugnance to death increases in proportion to our consciousness of having lived in vain.
We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.
There are few things in which we deceive ourselves more than in the esteem we profess to entertain for our firends. It is little better than a piece of quackery. The truth is, we think of them as we please, that is, as they please or displease us.
Prosperity is a great teacher; adversity is a greater. Possession pampers the mind; privation trains and strengthens it.
I praise God for you, sir: your reasons at dinner have been sharp and sententious; pleasant without scurrility, witty without affectation, audacious without impudency, learned without opinion, and strange with-out heresy.
Trust your instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.
You'd think someone who'd been to medical school would be able to hear through a stethoscope that somebody was empty inside.
By Time and Age full many things are taught.
In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.
Don’t ever underestimate the importance of money. I know it’s often been said that money won’t make you happy and this is undeniably true, but everything else being equal, it’s a lovely thing to have around the house.
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