On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, ‘Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
OLIVER GOLDSMITHCeremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.
More Oliver Goldsmith Quotes
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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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Girls like to be played with, and rumpled a little too, sometimes.
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Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss!
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Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.
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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 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.
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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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Where wealth accumulates, men decay.
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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.
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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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Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.
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The best way to make your audience laugh is to start laughing yourself.
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Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.
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