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

Quote by William Shenstone

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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...

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 man has generally the good or ill qualities, which he attributes to mankind.

A man has generally the good or ill qualities, which he attributes to mankind.

Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts.

Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts.

A fool and his words are soon parted.

A fool and his words are soon parted.

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...

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

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

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...

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

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...

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 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...

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...

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.

Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a...

Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a...

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet...

Every criticism, judgment, diagnosis, and expression of anger is the tragic expression of an unmet...

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help,...

There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help,...

Beware the fury of a patient man.

Beware the fury of a patient man.