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Oliver Goldsmith

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An Irish writer and physician known for his pastoral poem The Deserted Village.. Anglo-Irish writer and poet


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Quote Left The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read a book over I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one. Quote Right
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Quote Left Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations. Quote Right
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Quote Left If frugality were established in the state, and if our expenses were laid out to meet needs rather than superfluities of life, there might be fewer wants, and even fewer pleasures, but infinitely more happiness. Quote Right
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Quote Left I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines; and, I believe, Dorothy, you'll own I have been pretty fond of an old wife. Quote Right
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Quote Left Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success. Quote Right
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Book: Reflection on the Important Things