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A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.

Oliver Goldsmith

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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
If you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales.
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Pride Talk Value
Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.
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Man Patience Wait
Surely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.
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Best Enemy Field Home Ourselves Way
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 jests of the rich are ever successful.
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Rich Successful
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
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Better Life Lips Preach Yourself
Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
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Country Culture Different Polite Treatment
They say women and music should never be dated.
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Date Music Woman
The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.
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Audience Best Laughter Way
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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Appreciation Feeling Husband Marriage Praise
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
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
Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
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Commerce Existence Respect Sink
On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, ‘Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
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Affect Natural Stage
I love everything that’s old, – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
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Friendship Love Myself Old

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