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> [There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/there-is-nothing-more-universally-commended-than-a-fine-day-the/)

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

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> [People can commend the weather without envy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/people-can-commend-the-weather-without-envy/)

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

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## 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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