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The volume of Nature is the book of knowledge.
Oliver Goldsmith
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Oliver Goldsmith
Age: 43 †
Born: 1730
Born: November 10
Died: 1774
Died: April 4
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Vain, very vain, my weary search to find That bliss which only centers in the mind.
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There are but few talents requisite to become a popular preacher for the people are easily pleased if they perceive any endeavors in the orator to please them. The meanest qualifications will work this effect if the preacher sincerely sets about it.
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The wisdom of the ignorant somewhat resembles the instinct of animals it is diffused in but a very narrow sphere, but within the circle it acts with vigor, uniformity, and success.
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If you don't ask me questions, I can't give you an untrue answer.
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To be poor, and to seem poor, is a certain method never to rise.
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Amid thy desert-walks the lapwing flies, And tires their echoes with unvaried cries.
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