Oliver Goldsmith Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Every absurdity has a champion to defend it.”

“Where wealth accumulates, men decay.”

“Romance and novel paint beauty in colors more charming than nature, and describe a happiness that humans never taste. How deceptive and destructive are those pictures of consummate bliss!”

“Honour sinks where commerce long prevails.”

“All that a husband or wife really wants is to be pitied a little, praised a little, and appreciated a little.”

“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.”

“Hope is such a bait, it covers any hook.”

“Pity and friendship are two passions incompatible with each other.”

“Conscience is a coward, and those faults it has not strength enough to prevent it seldom has justice enough to accuse.”

“Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.”