William Hazlitt Quote

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his commentators.


"On the Ignorance of the Learned". - Table Talk: Essays On Men And Manners (1821-1822)


If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his...

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his...

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his...

If we wish to know the force of human genius, we should read Shakespeare. If we wish to see the insignificance of human learning, we may study his...