Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHWhen lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm can soothe her melancholy, what art can wash her guilt away?
More Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
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Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
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The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.
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Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.
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Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.
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When lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm can soothe her melancholy, what art can wash her guilt away?
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The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.
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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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All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.
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You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
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Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
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There are some faults so nearly allied to excellence that we can scarce weed out the vice without eradicating the virtue.
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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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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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The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition.
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