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Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues.
Oliver Goldsmith
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Oliver Goldsmith
Age: 43 †
Born: 1730
Born: November 10
Died: 1774
Died: April 4
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As for murmurs, mother, we grumble a little now and then, to be sure but there's no love lost between us.
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