Oliver Goldsmith

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.

The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.

Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
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Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength to
prevent, it seldom has justice enough to accuse.

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.

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

Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.

Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.