Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it. – William Shenstone
A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood. – William Shenstone
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
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