Maxioms by Oliver Goldsmith
I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well
I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well
Man seems the only growth that dwindles here.
Man seems the only growth that dwindles here.
How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure!
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How small of all that human hearts endure,
That part which laws or kings can cause or cure!
Still to ourselves in every place consigned,
Our own felicity we make or find.
With secret course, which no loud storms annoy,
Glides the smooth current of domestic joy.
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.
