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I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave. -

I have no relish for the country; it is a kind of healthy grave. – Sydney Smith

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In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style. – Sydney Smith

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A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience. – Sydney Smith

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Anybody can be good in the country. – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

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I roamed the countryside searching for answers to things I did not understand. – Leonardo da Vinci

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When I am in the country I wish to vegetate like the country. – William Hazlitt, Table Talk

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[T]here is no practice… which tends to renovate the constitution, than a temporary retirement to the country… – John Sinclair, The Code of Health and Longevity, c.1815

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