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Independence may be found in comparative as well as in absolute abundance I mean where a person contracts his desires within the limits of his fortune.William Shenstone
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The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.William Shenstone
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For seldom shall she hear a tale So sad so tender yet so true.William Shenstone
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Lxnig sentences in a short composition are like large rooms in a little house.William Shenstone
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Zealous men are ever displaying to you the strength of their belief, while judicious men are showing you the grounds of it.William Shenstone
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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
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Anger is a great force. If you control it, it can be transmuted into a power which can move the whole world.William Shenstone
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Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.William Shenstone
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A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.William Shenstone