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What real good does an addition to a fortune already sufficient procure? Not any. Could the great man, by having his fortune increased, increase also his appetites, then precedence might be attended with real amusement.
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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On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
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