The most reserved of men, that will not exchange two syllables together in an English coffee-house, should they meet at Ispahan, would drink sherbet and eat a mess of rice together.
William ShenstoneThe regard one shows economy, is like that we show an old aunt who is to leave us something at last.
William ShenstoneA large retinue upon a small income, like a large cascade upon a small stream, tends to discover its tenuity.
William ShenstoneFashion is a great restraint upon your persons of taste and fancy; who would otherwise in the most trifling instances be able to distinguish themselves from the vulgar.
William Shenstone