For my own part, as I once said, I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about. - William Hazlitt

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For my own part, as I once said, I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.

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About William Hazlitt

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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I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.
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