Oliver Goldsmith
glory fail rise
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
old friends times manner book wike
“I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
preach sermon life lips
“You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips.”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
improve model copy
“People seldom improve when they have no model but themselves to copy after”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
fight run battle slain
“He who fights and runs away
May live to fight another day;
But he who is battle slain
Can never rise to fight again”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
ill fares the land ills prey wealth accumulate men decay
“Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey
Where wealth accumulates and men decay”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
law grind poor rich rule
“law grinds the poor, rich men rule the law”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
absurdity champion defend
“Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
calamity regret anticipate present past future
“A great source of calamity lies in regret and anticipation; therefore a person is wise who thinks of the present alone, regardless of the past or future.”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
hopes fatal
“What we place most hopes upon, generally proves most fatal.”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
laws govern poor rich
“the laws govern the poor, and the rich govern the law”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
end regret chance
“In the end we only regret the chances we didn't take.”
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
life journey travel road accomodation
"Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations."
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
wealth accumulate men decay
"Wealth accumulates, and men decay."
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)
English law punish vice Chinese reward virtue
"The English laws punish vice; the Chinese laws do more, they reward virtue."
― Oliver Goldsmith (1730-1774)