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)