“Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: jealousy
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Zealous men are ever displaying to you
“Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: strength
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The best time to frame an answer
“The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: friendship
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His knowledge of books had in some
“His knowledge of books had in some degree diminished his knowledge of the world.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: knowledge
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Anger is a great force. If you
“Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: power
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The best time to frame an answer
“The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: intelligence
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The lines of poetry, the period of
“The lines of poetry, the period of prose, and even the texts of Scripture most frequently recollected and quoted, are those which are felt to be preeminently musical.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: poetry
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Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of
“Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: fear
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Laws are generally found to be nets
“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
Author: William Shenstone
Category: alone
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Anger is a great force. If you
“Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: anger
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Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite,
“Grandeur and beauty are so very opposite, that you often diminish the one as you increase the other. Variety is most akin to the latter, simplicity to the former.”
— William Shenstone
Author: William Shenstone
Category: beauty
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