Oliver Goldsmith

Virtue Tenderness
" Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other. "
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Friendship , Pity
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" People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy. "
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People
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" Our greatest glory consists not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall. "
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Glory , Time
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" On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting. "
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Glory , Time
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" Modesty seldom resides in a breast that is not enriched with nobler virtues. "
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Modesty
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" Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long. "
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Man
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" Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations. "
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Journey , Life
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" Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law. "
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Men , Poor , Law
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" I was ever of the opinion, that the honest man who married and brought up a large family, did more service than he who continued single, and only talked of population. "
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Man , Service , Family , Population
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" Success consists of getting up just one more time than you fall. "
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Success , Time
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Oliver Goldsmith
born: died: genre: occupation:
10-Nov-1730 04-Apr-1774 Literature, Poetry, and Drama Writer, Poet, and Playwright
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