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 ShenstonePrudent men lock up their motives, letting familiars have a key to their hearts, as to their garden.
William ShenstoneA liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
William ShenstoneDeference is the most complicate, the most indirect, and the most elegant of all compliments.
William Shenstone