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Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day, are like the smith's bellows: they take breath but are not alive.
William Hazlitt
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"Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day, are like the smith's bellows: they take breath but are not alive."
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Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, although they come and go by day, are like the smith's bellows: they take breath but are not alive. — William Hazlitt

About William Hazlitt

William Hazlitt was a Critic from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1778–1830).

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This quote is attributed to William Hazlitt, a Critic from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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William Hazlitt lived from 1778 – 1830.
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