I love everything that's old,—old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wine.

—Oliver Goldsmith

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About Oliver Goldsmith

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Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Anglo-Irish poet, novelist, playwright, and hack writer. He produced literary works in a variety of genres and is considered one of the most versatile writers of the Georgian era. His works are known for their realistic depictions of British...

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Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.

—Oliver Goldsmith

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Hope, like the gleaming taper's light,
Adorns and cheers our way;
And still, as darker grows the night,
Emits a brighter ray.

—Oliver Goldsmith

Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.

—Oliver Goldsmith

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The traveler, alas, is at the mercy of his aesthetic sensations. A fine evening, a seat under a plant tree, the smile of a peasant girl, the scent of orange flower, a view over mountains or river—and he feels at home. His country is not the land where his friends live, but the wider territory of beautiful things—the territory where, if one agrees with Stendhal, he collects those promissory notes of happiness which give a precious fraction of their value when they are pocketed. He is therefore continually subject to accidents. An ugly town, a rainy day, and unsympathetic hotel, and he is at once a double exile—equally far from his native land and from that ideal country which he has set out to visit. The only recourse left is a bottle of wine.

—Gerald Brenan in Face of Spain

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My idea of being an outdoorsman is pulling the shade up on my window. After a few glasses of wine, I may even open the window, but never all the way.

—John DeBellis

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.

—W. C. Fields

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Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.

—Sarah Bernhardt

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What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?

—W. Clement Stone

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