The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think, and fox-hunters.

Quote by William Shenstone

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The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is...

The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is...

There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people...

There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people...

The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the...

The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the...

The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside...

The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside...

Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the...

Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the...

His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world.

His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world.

A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.

A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.

A fool and his words are soon parted.

A fool and his words are soon parted.

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself...

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself...

Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you...

Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you...

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most...

The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most...

The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is...

The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is...

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.

Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts.

Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts.

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it

What leads to unhappiness, is making pleasure the chief aim.

What leads to unhappiness, is making pleasure the chief aim.

Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep...

Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep...

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right...

The law isn't justice. It's a very imperfect mechanism. If you press exactly the right...

For law, in its true notion, is not so much the limitation, as the direction...

For law, in its true notion, is not so much the limitation, as the direction...