Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

William Shenstone Author

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: Nov 18, 1714
  • Died: Feb 11, 1763

William Shenstone was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes.

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood. truth

His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world. knowledge

Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world. anger

The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. patriotism

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

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

Poetry and consumption are the most flattering of diseases. poetry

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. hope

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