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Oliver Goldsmith Quotes: Philosophy ... should not pretend to increase our present stock but make us economists of what we are possessed of.
         

Philosophy ... should not pretend to increase our present stock but make us economists of what we are possessed of.


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Philosophy ... should not pretend to increase our present stock but make us economists of what we are possessed of.
         



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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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