Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous
old Oliver Goldsmith quotes, Oliver Goldsmith sayings, and Oliver Goldsmith proverbs, collected over the years from a variety
of sources.'
A man who leaves home lo mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by a blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.Oliver Goldsmith
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Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.Oliver Goldsmith
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An emperor in his nightcap will not meet with half the respect of an emperor with a glittering crown.Oliver Goldsmith
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Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain, / Where health and plenty cheered the labouring swain.Oliver Goldsmith
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A man he was to all the country dear, / And passing rich with forty pounds a year; / Remote from town he ran his Godly grace, / Nor e'er had changed nor wished to change his place.Oliver Goldsmith
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A man who leaves home to mend himself and others is a philosopher; but he who goes from country to country, guided by a blind impulse of curiosity, is a vagabond.Oliver Goldsmith
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Age, that lessens the enjoyment of life, increases our desire of livingOliver Goldsmith
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The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, / Sat by his fire, and talk'd the night away; / Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, / Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.Oliver Goldsmith
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Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, / And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray.Oliver Goldsmith
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.Oliver Goldsmith
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I...chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.Oliver Goldsmith
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When lovely woman stoops to folly / And finds too late that men betray, / What charm can soothe her melancholy, / What art can wash her guilt away.Oliver Goldsmith
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The only art her guilt to cover, / To hide her shame from every eye, / To give repentance to her lover, / And wring his bosom, is — to die.Oliver Goldsmith
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When lovely woman stoops to folly / And finds too late that men betray, / What charm can soothe her melancholy, / What art can wash her guilt away?Oliver Goldsmith
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Our greatest glory consists, not in falling, but in rising every time we fall.Oliver Goldsmith
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well.Oliver Goldsmith
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I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, not for a fine glossy surface, but such qualities as would wear well.Oliver Goldsmith
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Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, / And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. Oliver Goldsmith
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Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.Oliver Goldsmith
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He who seeks for applause only from without has all his happiness in another's keeping.Oliver Goldsmith
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People seldom improve when they have no model but themselves to copy after.Oliver Goldsmith
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People seldom improve when they have no model but themselves to copy after.Oliver Goldsmith
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The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them.Oliver Goldsmith