William Shenstone Quotes

Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born.

William Shenstone

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• Some men are called sagacious, merely on account of their avarice; whereas a child can clench its fist the moment it is born.

  

  William Shenstone
  • Men
  • Children
  • Moments