William Shenstone — English Poet born on November 13, 1714, died on February 11, 1763

William Shenstone was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes... (wikipedia)

A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.
Jealousy is the fear or apprehension of superiority: envy our uneasiness under it.
The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.
A miser grows rich by seeming poor; an extravagant man grows poor by seeming rich.
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.