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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Our chief comforts often produce our greatest anxieties, and the increase in our possessions is but an inlet to new disquietudes. – Oliver Goldsmith

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The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy. – 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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The people recognize themselves in their commodities they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment. – Herbert Marcuse

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After hundreds of auditions and nothing, youre sitting home and wondering, What am I doing? – Demi Lovato

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If I dont get paid Im going to take a whole lot of Marshall amps home with me on the plane. – Tommy Chong

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There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children. – Andrew Shue

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If you knew that hope and despair were paths to the same destination, which would you choose? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Meg Ryan is a beautiful and courageous woman. I grieve the loss of her companionship but Ive not lost the friendship. We talk all the time and that was what our connection was about. She has a wonderful mind and we just like a chat. – Russell Crowe

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