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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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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
They say women and music should never be dated.
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Date Music Woman
Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.
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Conscience Coward Justice Mistake Seldom Strength
Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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Desire Greatness Knowledge Natural Possible Reading Writing
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
Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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Character Chest Modesty Noble Reside Virtue
Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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Deep Hope Perspective
Friendship is a disinterested commerce between equals; love, an abject intercourse between tyrants and slaves.
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Commerce Equality Friendship Slave
Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.
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Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.
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Criticism World Writing Yourself
Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
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Commerce Existence Respect Sink
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 love everything that’s old, – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
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Friendship Love Myself Old
The hours we pass with happy prospects in view are more pleasing than those crowded with fruition.
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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

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