William Hazlitt Quote

People do not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but to maintain an opinion for the sake of talking.


Table-talk Or Original Essays. - London, Colburn 1822 (ed. 1822)


People do not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but to maintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

People do not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but to maintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

People do not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but to maintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

People do not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but to maintain an opinion for the sake of talking.