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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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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
Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.
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Man Patience Wait
Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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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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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 company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.
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Company End Fools Melancholy Smile
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
People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.
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Copy Improvement Modeling People
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 chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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Choice Marriage Quality Wife
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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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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Girls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too, sometimes.
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You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
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Better Life Lips Preach Yourself

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