William Shenstone Quotes & Sayings
24 most famous William Shenstone quotes and sayings (poet). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.”
“Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.”
“The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.”
“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 power which can move the whole world.”
“Every good poet includes a critic, but the reverse is not true.”
“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.”
“Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.”
“A fool and his words are soon parted.”
“Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.”
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