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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.

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    Oliver Goldsmith (1839). “Poetical Works”, p.145

  • For praise too dearly lov'd, or warmly sought, Enfeebles all internal strength of thought; And the weak soul within itself unblest, Leans for all pleasure on another's breast.

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    Oliver Goldsmith (1824). “Essays, poems and plays”, p.141

  • The ambitious are forever followed by adulation for they receive the most pleasure from flattery.

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Oliver Goldsmith

  • Born: November 10, 1730
  • Died: April 4, 1774
  • Occupation: Novelist
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