Oliver Goldsmith Sayings and Quotes

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
Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law. Oliver Goldsmith
An emperor in his nightcap will not meet with half the respect of an emperor with a glittering crown. Oliver Goldsmith
Sweet Auburn, loveliest village of the plain, / Where health and plenty cheered the labouring swain. Oliver Goldsmith
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
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
Age, that lessens the enjoyment of life, increases our desire of living Oliver Goldsmith
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
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, / And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. Oliver Goldsmith
I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well. Oliver Goldsmith
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
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
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
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
Our greatest glory consists, not in falling, but in rising every time we fall. Oliver Goldsmith
I chose my wife, as she did her wedding gown, for qualities that would wear well. Oliver Goldsmith
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
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, / And fools, who came to scoff, remained to pray. Oliver Goldsmith
Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations. Oliver Goldsmith
He who seeks for applause only from without has all his happiness in another's keeping. Oliver Goldsmith
People seldom improve when they have no model but themselves to copy after. Oliver Goldsmith
People seldom improve when they have no model but themselves to copy after. Oliver Goldsmith
The true use of speech is not so much to express our wants as to conceal them. Oliver Goldsmith