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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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Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss! – Oliver Goldsmith

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As writers become more numerous, it is natural for readers to become more indolent whence must necessarily arise a desire of attaining knowledge with the greatest possible ease. – Oliver Goldsmith

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When lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm can soothe her melancholy, what art can wash her guilt away? – Oliver Goldsmith

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Home is pretty utopian. – Scott Adams

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On my visits back home, if they saw that I was getting a big head, theyd let me know right away. – John Ratzenberger

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The average husband enjoys the total effect of his home but is usually unable to contribute any of the details of work and organisation that make it enjoyable. – Havelock Ellis

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The American consumer is also the American worker, and if we dont do something to protect our manufacturing base here at home, it is going to be hard to buy any retail goods. – Lindsey Graham

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