Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHSurely the best way to meet the enemy is head on in the field and not wait till they plunder our very homes.
More Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
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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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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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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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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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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.
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Tenderness is a virtue.
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Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.
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I love everything that’s old, – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
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Write how you want, the critic shall show the world you could have written better.
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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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They say women and music should never be dated.
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