William Shenstone
William Shenstone
William Shenstonewas an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth18 November 1714
men abuse borders
A man of remarkable genius may afford to pass by a piece of wit, if it happen to border on abuse. A little genius is obliged to catch at every witticism indiscriminately.
children men fists
Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born.
men zealous belief
Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief. while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.
respect mean men
Some men use no other means to acquire respect than by insisting on it; and it sometimes answers their purpose, as it does a highwayman's in regard to money.
money men rich
A miser grows rich by seeming poor. An extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.
hope men palaces
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.
honesty book men
When self-interest inclines a man to print, he should consider that the purchaser expects a pennyworth for his penny, and has reason to asperse his honesty if he finds himself deceived.
men quality dresses
Men of quality never appear more amiable than when their dress is plain. Their birth, rank, title and its appendages are at best indivious and as they do not need the assistance of dress, so, by their disclaiming the advantage of it, they make their superiority sit more easy.
pride men would-be
Men are sometimes accused of pride, merely because their accusers would be proud themselves were they in their places.
mean men two
It is true there is nothing displays a genius, I mean a quickness of genius, more than a dispute; as two diamonds, encountering, contribute to each other's luster. But perhaps the odds is much against the man of taste in this particular.
honesty character men
The difference there is betwixt honor and honesty seems to be chiefly the motive; the mere honest man does that from duty which the man of honor does for the sake of character.
heart men garden
Prudent men lock up their motives, letting familiars have a key to their hearts, as to their garden.
sympathy coffee men
The most reserved of men, that will not exchange two syllables together in an English coffee-house, should they meet at Ispahan, would drink sherbet and eat a mess of rice together.
life success men
A man has generally the good or ill qualities which he attributes to mankind.