We hate old friends: we hate old books: we hate old opinion… - William Hazlitt

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We hate old friends: we hate old books: we hate old opinions; and at last we come to hate ourselves.

William Hazlitt

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William Hazlitt (10 April 1778 – 18 September 1830) was an English writer remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism. He is sometimes esteemed the greatest English literary critic after Samuel Johnson.

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Alternative Names: Wm. Haslett • William Carew Hazlitt

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We hate old friends: we hate old books: we hate old opinions; and at last we come to hate ourselves. - William Hazlitt

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