Hope is a flatterer, but the most upright of all parasites for she frequents the poor mans hut, as well as the palace of his superior. – William Shenstone
Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it. – William Shenstone
Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world. – William Shenstone
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