William Shenstone

Poet

1714-11-18

Books by William Shenstone

The works in verse and prose, of William Shenstone, Esq
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Essays on men and manners
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The poetical works of William Shenstone
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Quotes by William Shenstone

Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.
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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.
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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.
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There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.
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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.
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Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.
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Consider, when you are enraged at anyone, what would probably become your sentiments should he die during the dispute.
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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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Think, when you are enraged at anyone, what would probably become your sentiments should he die during the dispute.
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Laws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep through, the great break through, and the middlesized are alone entangled in.
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A man has generally the good or ill qualities which he attributes to mankind.
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Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed.
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Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority; envy our uneasiness under it.
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The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.
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There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is, that people can commend it without envy.
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Long sentences in a short composition are like large rooms in a little house.
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