William Shenstone Quotes

Modesty makes large amends for the pain it gives those who labor under it, by the prejudice it affords every worthy person in their favor.

William Shenstone

• Giving
• Pain
• Prejudice
• Worthy
• Modesty

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• Whenever a husband and wife begin to discuss their marriage they are giving evidence at a coroner's inquest.

  

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• It's odd that you can get so anesthetized by your own pain or your own problem that you don't quite fully share the hell of someone close to you.

  

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• The one woman who never gives herself is your free woman, who is always giving herself.

  

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• Criticism is prejudice made plausible.

  

  H. L. Mencken
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• Giving people self-confidence is by far the most important thing that I can do. Because then they will act.

  

  Jack Welch
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• As an actor, I'm familiar with having bursts of energy, where you're giving things a try, and then you have down time.

  

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• The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is.

  

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• 'Pride And Prejudice' takes place in a similar period to 'Vanity Fair,' and yet there's a huge difference between Jane Austen and Thackeray.

  

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• I don't think the spirit of Hollywood is such a spirit of generosity. I think people really begrudge giving. In New York, it's like that.

  

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• By preventing pneumonia and other diseases, we are giving men, women and children the chance to live healthy productive lives and participate in the global economy. In doing so, we are not only enhancing their futures - we are enhancing our own.

  

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• Bernie Madoff is probably more nuanced then I'm giving him credit for, but I just couldn't get under his skin.

  

  Patrick deWitt
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• We who lived in concentration camps can remember the men who walked through the huts comforting others, giving away their last piece of bread.

  

  Viktor E. Frankl
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• A friend told me about a Nike competition, where they give you one minute to do tricks with a basketball. I wasn't going to go, but they were giving away free sneakers. I ended up coming in second place.

  

  Ramon Rodriguez
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• You can't let fear paralyze you. The worse that can happen is you fail, but guess what: You get up and try again. Feel that pain, get over it, get up, dust yourself off and keep it moving.

  

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• Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

  

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• I don't like giving speeches - I enjoy sitting on my rump.

  

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• I‘ve said it once and I will say it again, why can‘t everyone just speak English? The Americans give it a bit of a go — why can‘t other nations?

  

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• I like to challenge myself and give myself a timeline. It pushes me to be more creative and actually do these things, not just dream about them.

  

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• Since pre-Emancipation, black 'females' have had to fight for the whites-only privilege of being deemed 'ladies': cultured, educated, sexually desirable in a socially respected way. Michelle Obama has managed to get all this without yielding her right to be smart and strong-willed.

  

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• 'The thing is to be happy,' he said. 'No matter what. Just try that. You can. It gets to be easier and easier. It's nothing to do with circumstances. You wouldn't believe how good it is. Accept everything and then tragedy disappears. Or tragedy lightens, anyway, and you're just there, going along easy in the world.'

  

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• If you are able to see the interrelatedness of mind and body, sensitivity towards your body becomes much sharper. Therefore, maintaining of good health also becomes easier.

  

  Lobsang Tenzin
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• Modesty makes large amends for the pain it gives those who labor under it, by the prejudice it affords every worthy person in their favor.

  

  William Shenstone
  • Giving
  • Pain
  • Prejudice