There is a certain flimsiness of poetry which seems expedient in a song. William Shenstone More Quotes by William Shenstone More Quotes From William Shenstone A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood. William Shenstone endsliarslying The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one. William Shenstone lovemeancountry Virtues, like essences, lose their fragrance when exposed. William Shenstone fragrancevirtueessence Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments. William Shenstone deferenceindirectcompliment To one who said, "I do not believe that there is an honest man in the world," another replied, "It is impossible that any one man should know all the world, but quite possible that one may know himself." William Shenstone menbelievelying A miser grows rich by seeming poor. An extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich. William Shenstone richmoneymen Flattery of the verbal kind is gross. In short, applause is of too coarse a nature to be swallowed in the gross, though the extract or tincture be ever so agreeable. William Shenstone applauseflatterykind Nothing is sure in London, except expense. William Shenstone expenseslondon A fool and his words are soon parted. William Shenstone foolishnessfoolwitty Theirs is the present who can praise the past. William Shenstone praisepast 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 texturebreak-throughlaw Learning, like money, may be of so base a coin as to be utterly void of use; or, if sterling, may require good management to make it serve the purposes of sense or happiness. William Shenstone good-manpurposeuse The weak and insipid white wine makes at length excellent vinegar. William Shenstone winepowerwhite Health is beauty, and the most perfect health is the most perfect beauty. William Shenstone perfect-beautyhealthperfect It should seem that indolence itself would incline a person to be honest, as it requires infinitely greater pains and contrivance to be a knave. William Shenstone knaveshonestypain Love can be founded upon Nature only. William Shenstone nature I know not whether increasing years do not cause us to esteem fewer people and to bear with more. William Shenstone causespeopleyears The works of a person that begin immediately to decay, while those of him who plants begin directly to improve. In this, planting promises a more lasting pleasure than building; which, were it to remain in equal perfection, would at best begin to moulder and want repairs in imagination. Now trees have a circumstance that suits our taste, and that is annual variety. William Shenstone imaginationperfectiontree There are no persons more solicitous about the preservation of rank than those who have no rank at all. Observe the humors of a country christening, and you will find no court in Christendom so ceremonious as the quality of Brentford. William Shenstone courtqualitycountry The lowest people are generally the first to find fault with show or equipage; especially that of a person lately emerged from his obscurity. They never once consider that he is breaking the ice for themselves. William Shenstone obscurityicepeople
