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.
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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Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall.
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Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.
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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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You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
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Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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They say women and music should never be dated.
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People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.
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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.
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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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Tenderness is a virtue.
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Be not affronted at a joke. If one throw salt at thee, thou wilt receive no harm, unless thou art raw.
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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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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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Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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