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You, That Are Going To Be Married, Think Things Can Never Be Done Too Fast: But We That Are Old, And Know What We Are About, Must Elope Methodically, Madam.

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Oliver Goldsmith

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You, That Are Going To Be Married, Think Things Can Never Be Done Too Fast: But We That Are Old, And Know What We Are About, Must Elope Methodically, Madam.

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I Find You Want Me To Furnish You With Argument And Intellects Too. No, Sir, These, I Protest You, Are Too Hard For Me.

The Pregnant Quarry Teem'd With Human Form.

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Both Wit And Understanding Are Trifles Without Integrity.

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Creation's Heir, The World, The World Is Mine!

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Trade's Proud Empire Hastes To Swift Decay.

Remote, Unfriended, Melancholy, Slow, Or By The Lazy Scheld Or Wandering Po.

As Boys Should Be Educated With Temperance, So The First Greatest Lesson That Should Be Taught Them Is To Admire Frugality. It Is By The Exercise Of This Virtue Alone They Can Ever Expect To Be Useful Members Of Society.

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A Great Source Of Calamity Lies In Regret And Anticipation; Therefore A Person Is Wise Who Thinks Of The Present Alone, Regardless Of The Past Or Future.

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Good Counsel Rejected Returns To Enrich The Givers Bosom.

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The Best Way To Make Your Audience Laugh Is To Start Laughing Yourself.

To Aim At Excellence, Our Reputation, And Friends, And All Must Be Ventured; To Aim At The Average We Run No Risk And Provide Little Service.

Persecution Is A Tribute The Great Must Always Pay For Preeminence.

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Here Let Me Sit In Sorrow For Mankind.

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