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Oliver Goldsmith Quotes: Philosophy is a good horse in the stable but an errant jade on a journey.
         

Philosophy is a good horse in the stable but an errant jade on a journey.


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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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