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To what happy accident is it that we owe so unexpected a visit?

To what happy accident is it that we owe so unexpected a visit?

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Accident Quotes,
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Thus 'tis with all; their chief and constant care
Is to seem everything but what they are.

Thus 'tis with all; their chief and constant care
Is to seem everything but what they are.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Hypocrisy Quotes,
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Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
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Of praise a mere glutton, he swallow'd what came,
And the puff a dunce, he mistook it for fame;
Till his relish grown callous, almost to displease,
Who pepper'd the highest was surest to please.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Flattery Quotes,
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Where wealth and freedom reign, contentment fails,
And honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

Where wealth and freedom reign, contentment fails,
And honour sinks where commerce long prevails.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Content Quotes,
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Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.

Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.

by Oliver Goldsmith Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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