William Shenstone Quote

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


Essays on Men and Manners (1804)


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

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

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

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