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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.

Oliver Goldsmith

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With disadvantages enough to bring him to humility, a Scotsman is one of the proudest things alive.
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Alive Enough Humility Proud
Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.
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Man Patience Wait
Girls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too, sometimes.
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Feeling Girl Play Time
Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.
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Criticism World Writing Yourself
On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, ‘Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
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Affect Natural Stage
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
Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss!
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Beautiful Charm Description Happiness Nature Novel Paint Romance Sex
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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Art Finding Herself Love Melancholy Woman
I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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Choice Marriage Quality Wife
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
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
I love everything that’s old, – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
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Friendship Love Myself Old
Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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Deep Hope Perspective
Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.
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Champion Defend Weird
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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Excellence Mistake Scarce Vice Virtue
Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
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Commerce Existence Respect Sink

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