Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

Quote by William Shenstone

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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.

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

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

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 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...

Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts.

Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts.

The eye must be easy, before it can be pleased.

The eye must be easy, before it can be pleased.

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.

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...

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.

The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think,...

The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think,...

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.

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

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...

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...

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...

Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.

Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.

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...

Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true.

Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true.

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...