Quotes about William Shenstone

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

#William Shenstone

Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men...

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

#William Shenstone

Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.

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

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

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

#William Shenstone

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

#William Shenstone

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

#William Shenstone

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

#William Shenstone

Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts.

#William Shenstone

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases.

#William Shenstone