All William Shenstone Quotes
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
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A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
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Second thoughts oftentimes are the very worst of all thoughts.
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A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.
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The regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is to leave us something at last.
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What leads to unhappiness, is making pleasure the chief aim.
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Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.
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Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.
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Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.
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