Quote by Oliver Goldsmith
A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher

A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher but he who goes from country to country, guided by the blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond. – Oliver Goldsmith

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Thou source of all my bliss and all my woe, that found me poor at first, and keep me so. – Oliver Goldsmith

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