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 Copy Share Image
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. — William Shenstone Copy Share Image
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… — William Shenstone Copy Share
Fashion is a great restraint upon your persons of taste and fancy; who would otherwise in the most trifling instances be able to distinguish… — William Shenstone Copy Share
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… — William Shenstone Copy Share
My banks they are furnish'd with bees, Whose murmur invites one to sleep. — William Shenstone Copy Share
His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world. — William Shenstone Copy Share
Patience is the panacea; but where does it grow, or who can swallow it? — William Shenstone Copy Share
A large retinue upon a small income, like a large cascade upon a small stream, tends to discover its tenuity. — William Shenstone Copy Share
Independence may be found in comparative as well as in absolute abundance; I mean where a person contracts his desires within the limits of… — William Shenstone Copy Share
Long sentences in a short composition are like large rooms in a little house. — William Shenstone Copy Share
Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world. — William Shenstone Copy Share
Persons who discover a flatterer, do not always disapprove him, because he imagines them considerable enough to deserve his applications. — William Shenstone Copy Share
A man has generally the good or ill qualities which he attributes to mankind. — William Shenstone Copy Share
It should seem that indolence itself would incline a person to be honest, as it requires infinitely greater pains and contrivance to be a… — William Shenstone Copy Share
