Quotation by

William Hazlitt

Even in the common affairs of life, in love, friendship, and marriage, how little security have we when we trust our happiness in the hands of others!

William Hazlitt

Trust

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William Hazlitt is saying that relying on other people to make us happy, especially in relationships like love, friendship, and marriage, is risky because they can change or disappoint us. Our well-being is not guaranteed when it depends on someone else's actions or feelings.

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