As for disappointing them I should not so much mind; but I can't abide to disappoint myself.
¶ (Attributed)
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Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774) British poet, playwright, novelist
You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.
¶ (Attributed)
The first blow is half the battle.
¶ She Stoops to Conquer, Act II (1773)
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