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Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.
Oliver Goldsmith
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Oliver Goldsmith
Age: 43 †
Born: 1730
Born: November 10
Died: 1774
Died: April 4
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And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way.
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And e'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy, The heart distrusting asks if this be joy.
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The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one.
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And the weak soul, within itself unbless'd, Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.
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Pride in their port, defiance in their eye, I see the lords of humankind pass by.
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Want of prudence is too frequently the want of virtue.
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Every want that stimulates the breast becomes a source of pleasure when redressed.
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One man is born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and the other with a wooden ladle.
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Popular glory is a perfect coquette her lovers must toil, feel every inquietude, indulge every caprice, and perhaps at last be jilted into the bargain. True glory, on the other hand, resembles a woman of sense her admirers must play no tricks. They feel no great anxiety, for they are sure in the end of being rewarded in proportion to their merit.
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