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title: "2 Armor Quotes By William Shenstone"
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> [A court of heraldry sprung up to supply the place of crusade exploits, to grant imaginary shields and trophies to families that never wore real armor, and it is but of late that it has been discovered to have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/a-court-of-heraldry-sprung-up-to-supply-the-place-of-crusade-exploits/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

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> [The making presents to a lady one addresses is like throwing armor into an enemy's camp, with a resolution to recover it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/the-making-presents-to-a-lady-one-addresses-is-like-throwing-armor/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

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## Other authors on Armor

## More by William Shenstone

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/when-self-interest-inclines-a-man-to-print-he-should-consider-that/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [Fashion is a great restraint upon your persons of taste and fancy; who would otherwise in the most trifling instances be able to distinguish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/fashion-is-a-great-restraint-upon-your-persons-of-taste-and-fancy-who/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, Where'er his stages may have been, May sigh to think he still has found The warmest welcome at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/whoe-er-has-travell-d-life-s-dull-round-where-er-his-stages-may-have/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [My banks they are furnish'd with bees, Whose murmur invites one to sleep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/my-banks-they-are-furnish-d-with-bees-whose-murmur-invites-one-to/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/his-knowledge-of-books-had-in-some-degree-diminished-his-knowledge-of/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [Patience is the panacea; but where does it grow, or who can swallow it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/patience-is-the-panacea-but-where-does-it-grow-or-who-can-swallow-it/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [A large retinue upon a small income, like a large cascade upon a small stream, tends to discover its tenuity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/a-large-retinue-upon-a-small-income-like-a-large-cascade-upon-a-small/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [Independence may be found in comparative as well as in absolute abundance; I mean where a person contracts his desires within the limits of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/independence-may-be-found-in-comparative-as-well-as-in-absolute/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [Taste is pursued at a less expense than fashion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/taste-is-pursued-at-a-less-expense-than-fashion/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [Long sentences in a short composition are like large rooms in a little house.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/long-sentences-in-a-short-composition-are-like-large-rooms-in-a/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/anger-is-a-great-force-if-you-control-it-it-can-be-transmuted-into-a/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [Persons who discover a flatterer, do not always disapprove him, because he imagines them considerable enough to deserve his applications.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/persons-who-discover-a-flatterer-do-not-always-disapprove-him-because/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [A man has generally the good or ill qualities which he attributes to mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/a-man-has-generally-the-good-or-ill-qualities-which-he-attributes-to/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [A fool and his words are soon parted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/a-fool-and-his-words-are-soon-parted/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

> [It should seem that indolence itself would incline a person to be honest, as it requires infinitely greater pains and contrivance to be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/it-should-seem-that-indolence-itself-would-incline-a-person-to-be/)

[William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/)

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