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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Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse. – Oliver Goldsmith

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I actually do think youre seeing this trend towards organizations just caring more about their brand and engaging. And so I think Home Depot will want to humanize itself. I think thats a lot of why companies are starting blogs, are just giving more insight into whats going on with them. – Mark Zuckerberg

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Before I had kids Id go out on the road for months and months at a time, but now I dont think Id want to do that anymore, because Id miss too much time at home, so its just a matter of monitoring how much work that I do and how much time Im on the road. – Harry Connick, Jr.

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Peoples backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors. – John Betjeman

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I left home because I was hungry. – Red Skelton

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