Quote by William Shenstone
The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is th

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

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A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood. – William Shenstone

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Truth
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Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world. – William Shenstone

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Anger
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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

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Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one! – John A. MacDonald

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Letters

To acknowledge the receipt of letters is always proper, to remove doubts of their miscarriage. – George Washington

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Letters

What a wonderful thing is the mail, capable of conveying across continents a warm human hand-clasp. – Author Unknown

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Letters

Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls; for, thus friends absent speak. – John Donne

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Letters

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This film business, perhaps more so in America than in Europe, has always been about young sexuality. Its not true of theatre, but in America, film audiences are young. Its not an intellectual cinema in America. – Jacqueline Bisset

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