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Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.

Oliver Goldsmith

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I was ever of the opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population.
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Honesty Man Marriage Myself Opinion Population
I love everything that’s old, – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
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Friendship Love Myself Old
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
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Hard Time Inspirational Journey Life Motivational Travel
Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.
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Brain Genius Goodness Grammar Myself
Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
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Country Culture Different Polite Treatment
Girls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too, sometimes.
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Feeling Girl Play Time
I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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Choice Marriage Quality Wife
Could a man live by it, it were not unpleasant employment to be a poet.
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Employment Man Pleasant Poet
A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.
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Calm Future Greatness Lying Past Present Source Wisdom
As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent; whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the greatest possible ease.
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Desire Greatness Knowledge Natural Possible Reading Writing
On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, ‘Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
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Affect Natural Stage
Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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Character Chest Modesty Noble Reside Virtue
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
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Better Life Lips Preach Yourself
Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.
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Man Patience Wait
The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.
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Audience Best Laughter Way
Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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Discrimination Grind Law Money Politics Poor Rich

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