In some situations, if you say nothing, you are called dull; if you talk, you are thought impertinent and arrogant. It is hard to know what to do in this case. The question seems to be, whether your vanity or your prudence predominates.
DescriptionEnglish writer, remembered for his humanistic essays and literary criticism, as the greatest art critic of his age, and as a drama critic, social commentator, and philosopher
BornApril 10, 1778
DiedSeptember 18, 1830
CountryUnited Kingdom
ProfessionLiterary Historian; Philosopher; Writer
WorksCharacters Of Shakespear's Plays; Table-Talk; The Spirit Of The Age
