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Could a man live by it, it were not unpleasant employment to be a poet.

Oliver Goldsmith

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When lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm can soothe her melancholy, what art can wash her guilt away?
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Art Finding Herself Love Melancholy Woman
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
Could a man live by it, it were not unpleasant employment to be a poet.
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Employment Man Pleasant Poet
I love everything that’s old, – old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.
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Friendship Love Myself Old
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
They say women and music should never be dated.
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Date Music Woman
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
Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.
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Man Patience Wait
The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.
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Audience Best Laughter Way
Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.
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Brain Genius Goodness Grammar Myself
Tenderness is a virtue.
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One Liner Tender Virtue
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
Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
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Commerce Existence Respect Sink
Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.
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Compatible Friendship Passion Pity
Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
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Country Culture Different Polite Treatment
If you were to make little fishes talk, they would talk like whales.
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Pride Talk Value

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