Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHIf you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales.
More Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
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Where wealth accumulates, men decay.
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Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.
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Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
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On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, ‘Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
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Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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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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Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.
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You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
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I love everything that’s old, – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
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Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
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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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Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.
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The jests of the rich are ever successful.
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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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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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