It should seem that indolence itself would incline a person to be honest, as it requires infinitely greater pains and contrivance to be a knave.
William ShenstoneSome men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born.
William ShenstoneA large retinue upon a small income, like a large cascade upon a small stream, tends to discover its tenuity.
William Shenstone