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William Shenstone quotes

English Poet November 13, 1714 – February 11, 1763

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William Shenstone quote: "The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native..."
The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. William Shenstone
The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate. William Shenstone
William Shenstone quote: "Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our..."
Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money. William Shenstone
Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former. William Shenstone
William Shenstone quote: "Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be..."
Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world. William Shenstone
Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep through, the great break through, and the middle-sized are alone entangled in it. William Shenstone
William Shenstone quote: "A man has generally the good or ill qualities, which he..."
A man has generally the good or ill qualities, which he attributes to mankind. William Shenstone
William Shenstone quote: "Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true."
Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true. William Shenstone
William Shenstone quote: "Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their..."
Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it. William Shenstone
The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical. William Shenstone
William Shenstone quote: "The world may be divided into people that read, people that..."
The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think, and fox-hunters. William Shenstone
Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites; for she frequents the poor man's hut, as well as the palace of his superior. William Shenstone
William Shenstone quote: "His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his..."
His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world. William Shenstone
William Shenstone quote: "Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our..."
Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it. William Shenstone
William Shenstone quote: "The eye must be easy, before it can be pleased."
The eye must be easy, before it can be pleased. William Shenstone

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