William Shenstone

A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.
-William Shenstone

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
-William Shenstone

The best time to frame an answer to the letters of a friend, is the moment you receive them. Then the warmth of friendship, and the intelligence received, most forcibly cooperate.
-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