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William Shenstone was an English poet, born on November 18, 1714, and died on February 11, 1763. His poetry is known for its fresh and natural style and its depiction of rural life.

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Famous William Shenstone Quotes

“The world may be divided into people that read, people that write, people that think, and fox-hunters.”

People Thinking World Writing May Divided Foxes Hunters

Author:William Shenstone

“What some people term Freedom is nothing else than a liberty of saying and doing disagreeable things. It is but carrying the notion a little higher, and it would require us to break and have a head broken reciprocally without offense.”

People Littles Term Freedom Liberty Break Broken Higher Notion Offense Disagreeable Saying And Doing

Book:Essays on Men and Manners

Source: Essays on Men and Manners

“The lowest people are generally the first to find fault with show or equipage; especially that of a person lately emerged from his obscurity. They never once consider that he is breaking the ice for themselves.”

People Firsts Persons Shows Faults Ice Lowest Obscurity

Book:Men & Manners

Source: Men & Manners

People Mean Littles Persons Ends Seems Honest Aim Affection Appearance Beloved Destructive Popularity Pernicious

Author:William Shenstone

“There would not be any absolute necessity for reserve if the world were honest; yet even then it would prove expedient. For, in order to attain any degree of deference, it seems necessary that people should imagine you have more accomplishments than you discover.”

People Ifs World Should Seems Order Imagine Honest Prove Degrees Absolutes Accomplishment Reserves Deference

Book:Essays on Men and Manners

Source: Essays on Men and Manners

“I have been formerly so silly as to hope that every servant I had might be made a friend; I am now convinced that the nature of servitude generally bears a contrary tendency. People's characters are to be chiefly collected from their education and place in life; birth itself does but little.”

People Littles Doe Has Beens Made Character Might Bears Birth Convinced Contrary Silly Tendencies Servant Servitude Place In Life

Book:Essays on Men and Manners

Source: Essays on Men and Manners

“I know not whether increasing years do not cause us to esteem fewer people and to bear with more.”

People Knows Years Causes Bears Aging Esteem Fewer

Author:William Shenstone

“People can commend the weather without envy.”

People Greed Envy Weather Avarice

Author:William Shenstone

“There is nothing more universally commended than a fine day; the reason is that people can commend it without envy.”

People Reason Fine Envy Fine Day

Book:Essays on Men and Manners

Source: Essays on Men and Manners