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Oliver Goldsmith Quotes: People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.
         

People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to copy.


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Ridicule has always been the enemy of enthusiasm, and the only worthy opponent to ridicule is success.



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Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.



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Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.



As for murmurs, mother, we grumble a little now and then, to be sure; but there's no love lost between us.

As for murmurs, mother, we grumble a little now and then, to be sure; but there's no love lost between us.





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